Ingredients
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 16 basil leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ripe beef steak tomatoes, halves and seeded and finely diced
- 1/2 small red onion
- 2 ripe Hass avocados, halved and peeled and pitted
- Canola oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 1/4 cup cotija cheese, grated
- Basil leaves
Directions
Combine oil, basil, salt and pepper in a blender and blend for 1 minute. Strain into a bowl, discard solids
Combine tomatoes and onion in a bowl, add a few tablespoons of the basil oil and season with salt and pepper. Reserve remaining basil oil for Shrimp recipe.
Heat grill to medium heat. Brush avocado with oil on grill and season with salt and pepper. Grill cut side down until lightly golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove to a platter, cut side up. Place some of the tomato mixture on top of each avocado, drizzle with more of the oil and sprinkle with the pine nuts and cheese. Garnish with basil leaves.
- 2 Ripe beef steak tomatoes, large diced
- 2 Haas avocados, diced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced in half moons
- Torn basil leaves
- Cotija
- Toasted pine nuts
Garnished with toasted pine nuts and cheese. Drizzled with dressing
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By Jules_2011
Wheaton, IL
on August 19, 2011
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The flavors are amazing in this salad! Delicious! I am making it twice in one week!
By OBX Joe
on July 21, 2011
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The avocado recipe is great. I am not able to find the shrimp recipe. Anyone know where it is?
By zsuzsi_12975774
las vegas, 68
on July 03, 2010
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I LOVE and USE your recipes all the time,but this "Grilled avocado and tomatoes,
bbasil oil and cotija cheese" is a lllittle confusing.LIsted under the ingredients all tthe items....I understand, but than below the directions, after pine nuts cheese and basil, you list the same ingredients again in a little different way, i.e. diced avocado and sliced onions. Please advise ....what to do with and how to use them? Do they belong to another dish you serve with the avocado?
I'm planning to make this dish next weekend , and appreciate your help.
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Susie Gemma
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