CADRY'S GRILLED AVOCADOS STUFFED WITH SMOKY HEARTS OF PALM SALSA. VEGAN GLUTENFREE

By blum099

Ingredients

• 1 14.5 ounce jar of hearts of palm, drained (about five 4-inch sticks)
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, diced small
• 2 heaping Tablespoons yellow onion, chopped small
• 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
• 2 Tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• Roughly chop the hearts of palm into small, bite-sized chunks. Put them in a bowl with the remaining ingredients and combine. Refrigerate a few hours or overnight to allow the flavors to develop.
• Grilled Avocados
• 3 ripe avocados
• 3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice, divided
• Extra virgin olive oil for lightly oiling avocados
• Tortilla chips (optional)
• Cut the avocados evenly in half. Remove the pits. Cover each cut avocado half in 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice. Lightly brush each half with extra virgin olive oil. (Don't bother oiling the exterior peel. It won't be touching the grill.)

Details

Adapted from veganricha.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat an outdoor grill to 500 degrees. Put the cut side of each avocado half face down onto the grill grate. Grill for a minute to a minute and a half, until marks have formed. Turn the avocados (still with the cut side down) at a forty-five degree angle to make hash marks, and continue grilling for a minute longer. Remove the avocado halves from the grill.

Add a heaping spoonful of hearts of palm salsa into the pit cavity of the avocado halves. Serve immediately with a spoon as a salad or with tortilla chips for dipping.