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.)

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.