Avocado and Tomato Appetizer
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 8 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per each of 8 servings: about |
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cal |
125125 cal |
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pro |
2 g2g pro |
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total fat |
11 g11g total fat |
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sat. fat |
2 g2g sat. fat |
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carb |
6 g6g carb |
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fibre |
3 g3g fibre |
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chol |
3 mg3mg chol |
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sodium |
151 mg151mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
22 calcium |
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iron |
66 iron |
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vit A |
66 vit A |
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vit C |
2020 vit C |
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folate |
1818 folate |
Top crusty bread, bruschetta-style, with this mix of creamy, ripe avocados, juicy tomatoes and sweet onion. If the tomatoes are tiny, just cut them into halves.
Ingredients
- 6 anchovy fillets , or 1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped pitted olives6 6anchovy filletanchovy fillets, or 1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped pitted olives
- 1-1/2 cups cherry tomatoes , quartered1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupscherry tomatocherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Spanish onion 1/4 1/4cup cupfinely chopped Spanish onion or sweet onion
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley 1/4 1/4cup cupminced fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 2tbsp tbsplemon juice
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp drained capers 1 1tbsp tbspdrained capercapers
- 2 avocados 2 2avocadoavocados
Preparation
In small bowl, cover anchovies with cold water and let soak for 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry; finely chop and place in bowl. Add tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, oil and capers.
Peel, pit and cut avocados into chunks; arrange on serving plates. Mound tomato mixture over avocados.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2005