Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each California Avocados
4 each Hard boiled, eggs...
2 tablespoon cider
1 teaspoon garlic puree
1 tablespoon finely chopped...
4 tablespoon fresh double...
8 each lettuce leaves
4 each sprigs parsley
4 each wedges of lemon

Directions:

1. Take half the California Avocados and carefully scoop out the flesh, taking care to leave the skins intact.
2. Blend the California Avocado flesh, boiled eggs, cider, garlic, lemon balm, double cream, salt, pepper and lemon juice to a smooth paste.
3. Spoon the mixture back into the California Avocado skins.
4. Arrange the lettuce leaves on 4 serving plates.
5. Garnish with parsley and a wedge of lemon.
6. Serve at once.

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Calfornia...
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon each, cumin,...
2 each eggs
0.5 cup Milk
1 cup panko (Japanese...
2 tablespoon extra virgin...
1 each medium onion, diced
3 each cloves garlic, diced
1 each chiptole pepper,...
4 each Roma tomatoes,...
0.5 teaspoon Chinese Five...
0.25 cup cider vinegar
0.5 cup light brown sugar

Directions:

1. For ketchup, heat olive oil in saucepan and saute onion and garlic for 6 minutes.
2. Add chipotle pepper and tomatoes, cooking over low for 5 minutes.
3. Add spices, vinegar and brown sugar, simmer for 8 minutes.
4. Puree in food processor, add salt to taste.
5. Heat oil to 350 degrees in deep fryer
6. Cut avocado in half, remove seed, quarter each half, gently peel skin away.
7. Combine flour, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper in flat bowl. Put Pa...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Ripe avocados
2 tablespoon of diced jalapeno
2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 cup of premade salsa...
4 tablespoon of fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon of worcestershire...
2 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
0.5 teaspoon of salt

Directions:

1. Mash two avacodos (remove skin and pit) in a bowl
2. add jalapeno , garlic powder, 1 cup of premade salsa
3. cilantro, chopped fine, worcestershire sauce, lime juice,
4. and salt. Mix ingedients together, and chill 30 minutes or so .
5. Right before serving stir up well. Serve with tortilla chips.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each small ripe avocados
0.5 cup mayonaise
1 tablespoon catsup, juice of...
0.125 teaspoon of white pepper
0.25 pound large fresh...

Directions:

1. Cut avocado in half take out seed. Clean out seed area. Boil fresh shrimp till pink about 3 minutes; too long makes them tough. Clean and devein shrimp cut into small bite size pieces. Now mix all remaining ingredients to make your sauce. Add shrimp stir well and fill the avocados. Chill one hour and serve. I get many compliments with this. Serve in place of a salad.

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Genuine...
2 each tomatoes diced
1 can chopped jalepeno...
6 each green onions chopped
1 each bunch of cilantro...
1 OZ cans of tomato...
1 each med cucumber...
0.5 pound bay shrimp

Directions:

1. Put all the ingredients except the avacados and shrimp into a blender and add water to the top and blend till chopped.
2. Pour into a bowl, add the avacado and bay shrimp stir and put into the fridge for an hour or so to chill.
3. Have plenty of good chips

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each Sour Dough Baguette
3 each Avocados
1 each White Onion
1 each Large Tomato
1 package of Brie Cheese,...

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut Baugette into slices 1/2 inch thick. Put Aside
3. Chop Onion and Tomato finely, and add to bowl along with peeled and hulled avocado.
4. Mash mixture in bowl well with fork.
5. Place bread slices on cookie sheet (spray with cooking spray first) and put a dollop of mixture on each slice.
6. Press mixture down so it covers most of the slice, then cover with small slice of Brie Cheese.
7. Brush top of Brie lightly w...

Time:

15 min (10 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each ripe California...
1 pound Mushrooms, Sliced
1 tablespoon butter, melted
4 each each slices of...
4 each ramekins or glass...

Directions:

1. Saute the mushrooms, and divide into the 4 dishes. Place a slice of the Stilton on each portion of mushrooms.
2. Top each piece of Stilton with the half of a California avocado, fan sliced.
3. Brush the California avocado with the melted butter.
4. Microwave only until the Stilton has begun to melt, approx. 45-60 seconds

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 cups diced chicken or...
0.25 cup California sherry
0.5 cups Diced celery
0.5 cup slivered toasted...
1 each pimiento chopped
0.5 cup real mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
3 each avocados peeled,...

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 Degrees.
2. Heat the following until very hot.
3. In a saucepan heat the chicken and sherry.
4. Add celery, almonds, pimiento and the combined mayonnaise, lemon juice, rind, onion, salt and pepper, blending thoroughly.
5. Fill avocados.
6. Place in a pan, bake in very hot oven until lightly browned.
7. Serve immediately.
8. Baking time: About 15 minutes.

Time:

35 min (10 min to prepare, 25 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each medium size...
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup liquid hot milk,...

Directions:

1. Prepare a bechamel sauce as usual.
2. Melt butter in a pan and stir in the flour.
3. Pour the hot milk over the mixture till it thickens.
4. Add a beaten egg if you wish.
5. Put in your mashed California Avocado.
6. Put also a cupful of grated cheese and beaten egg.
7. Place in a baking tray.
8. Top with breadcrumbs and grated cheese.
9. Cook in oven for 25 minutes.
10. Can be served cold with toast bread.
11. Can be ser...

Time:

1 hr 25 min (25 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

8 OZ cream cheese
1 each large Genuine...
8 OZ fresh crab meat...
0.5 teaspoon Lea & Perrins...
0.5 teaspoon light soy sauce
0.125 teaspoon or to taste,...
0.5 each green onions,...
1 each large clove...
1 teaspoon red onion, chopped
1 each clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoon oil
0.5 cup Hoisin sauce
3 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
0.25 teaspoon (or more) hot...
2 tablespoon chopped peanuts (...
0.75 cup of canned...
0.25 cup of the bean liquid
3 tablespoon of molasses...
3 tablespoon of teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
2 teaspoon of five-spice powder
2 teaspoon of yeast extract

Directions:

1. Directions for Pillows:
2. Combine the crab, avocado and the cream cheese. Mix in the remaining filling ingredients one at a time.
3. On a flat surface, lay out a won ton wrapper in front of you so that it forms a diamond shape. Wet the edges of the won ton.
4. Add a heaping teaspoon of filling to the middle, and spread it out toward the left and right points of the diamond so that it forms a log or rectangular shape (otherwise the wrapper may break in the middle durin...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

0.75 cup finely grated...
4 teaspoon Chopped fresh...
1 each puff pastry sheet...
2 each large Geniune...
1 each large egg, beaten...
2 OZ thinly sliced...

Directions:

1. In a bowl combine Gruyere cheese, avocado and sage. On a lightly floured surface, arrange pastry sheet with a short side facing you; cut in half crosswise. Arrange 1/2 half of sheet with a long side facing you and brush edge of far side with some egg. Arrange 1/2 of prosciutto evenly on top of pastry, avoiding egg-brushed edge, and top with 1/2 of cheese avocado mixture.
2. Starting with side nearest you, roll up pastry jelly roll fashion; wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Make a...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

2 each Californian...
4 each free range hard...
4 OZ Scottish wild...
2 tablespoon White Wine
1 each garlic clove...
2 teaspoon chopped lemon balm
8 tablespoon double cream,...

Directions:

1. Scoop out the avocado flesh carefully,reserving the intact skins.
2. Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
3. Spoon the mixture back into the avocado skins, garnish with parsley.
4. Serve in 4 individual dishes on top of the prepared green salad and wedge of lemon.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

0.5 cups purchased salsa...
2 tablespoon rice vinegar,...
2 tablespoon thinly sliced chive
1 pound and 2ounces crab...
12 each purchased taro...
1 each California...

Directions:

1. Just before serving, combine crab, chive, and vinegar; reserve.
2. Scoop 1/4 cup California Avocado-Wasabi Mousse into each of 6 martini glasses or other stemmed glassware.
3. Top each with 1/4 cup salsa fresca.
4. Scoop 1/4 cup reserved crab mixture on top of salsa in each glass.
5. Garnish each serving with 2 sprigs cilantro, 2 taro chips, several green onion pieces, and several avocado cubes.
6. California Avocado-Wasabi Mousse
7. Just before se...

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

0.5 cup of Canola Oil
0.5 each Ripe Avocados...
0.25 each or more, Cup of...

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients in order listed above and blend together in a food processor or blender. Serve immediately or refridgerate and serve later with crusty French toasts, crackers, veggies, or prawns.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each ripe California...
7 OZ philadelphia or...
1 tablespoon thick double...
1 pound sliced oak smoked...

Directions:

1. Blend together the avocado, soft cheese, double cream, lemon juice, salt and pepper until it is a smoothe fromage.
2. Cut the smoked salmon into 6 inch x 3 inch pieces, add the fromage to the center of the pieces of smoked salmon.
3. Fold the smoked salmon over so that they form a nice roll with the fromage in the centre.
4. Serve with salad, lemon wedges and parsley to garnish the salmon.

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

6 each Avocados
1 each green onion,...

Directions:

1. Slice avocados in halves and shell out.
2. Mash avocados with a little chunkiness.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Add a little squeeze of lemon
5. Add 1 tablespoon of mayo.
6. Add cut up green onion.
7. Then add 1/2 pound of cooked bay shrimp.
8. Fill in avocado shells and chill for a few hours.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 each large Genuine...
2 teaspoon lime juice
1 pound non-fat cream...
1 each bunch green...
0.5 cup pecans, pieces
0.25 cup pineapple...
2 OZ shredded cheese...
1 tablespoon horseradish...
2 each iceberg lettuce...

Directions:

1. Peel cold refrigerated avocado, discard peeling and chop the remaining avocado into squares.
2. Soak in lime juice in freezer in a covered bowl for 20 minutes.
3. Combine 1 lb. non-fat cream cheese softened at room temperature, 1 bunch green onions diced, 1/2 cup pecan pieces, 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits with juice drained off, 2 oz. shredded cheese (bleu cheese or parmesan), 1 Tbsp. horseradish sauce (mayonnaise based, not pure horseradish).
4. Form into a ball.
...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Barbeque

Ingredients:

1 each ripe California...
12 OZ cream cheese
5.25 cups sour cream
2 teaspoon Lemon juice
0.5 each head of lettuce...
2 cups of shredded...
2 each tomatoes...

Directions:

1. Peel and remove the pit of the avacado.
2. Mix it with the cream cheese, sour cream, and lemon juice in a large bowl.
3. If serving for a party or get together, spread the mixture on a cookie sheet or large plate. Cover with shredded lettuce, then cheese and/or tomatoes.
4. If making it just to snack on, refrigerate the avacado mixture in the bowl and top with the lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes when you get ready to eat it.
5. Serve both with tortilla chips.

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

1 each medium California...
6 each large eggs,...
0.5 cup grated monterey...
0.5 cup diced scallions
0.5 cup seeded, diced...

Directions:

1. Spray frying pan with Pam cooking spray.
2. Over low heat quickly saute scallions.
3. Pour beaten eggs into pan.
4. Cover for 3 minutes over low heat.
5. Flip egg over and layer cooked side with avocado, cheese and tomato.
6. Cover again for 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
7. Fold omelette onto itself and season with salt & pepper.
8. Cut omelette into 4 servings and enjoy!

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

1 each bagel sliced in...
3 each to 4 sliced...
2 each eggs
2 teaspoon cream (optional),...

Directions:

1. Toast the bagel 1/2's and butter if desired.
2. sautee mushrooms
3. mix eggs well with the cream and season with salt & pepper if desired - cook scrambled to desired consistency.
4. Lay avocado slices on the bagel halves, then used either shredded or sliced cheesed depending on what you want to use. Place hot sauteed mushrooms on top to melt the cheese and then the scrambled eggs. Pour a touch of maple on top of the eggs.
5. Serve with a side of fruit

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

0.5 each avocado
2 each free-range...
1 slice whole-grain toast

Directions:

1. Poach or soft-boil eggs
2. Toast bread
3. Slice avocado and layer on toast, then top with eggs.
4. Salt and pepper to taste.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

1 each large potato, diced
0.5 each small onion, diced
0.5 each small California...
2 each tortillas burrito...
0.25 each block of firm...
4 each strips of veggie...

Directions:

1. In a nonstick pan, coat bottom with vegetable oil or nonstick spray.
2. Fry potatoes until lightly browned.
3. Add onions and fry until translucent.
4. Add a very small amount of butter and add the tofu.
5. Fry until tofu starts to turn yellow.
6. For best results, fry everything with a lid covering the pan.
7. At the same time, bake in the oven or in a toaster oven, the bacon or sausage according to directions on the package.
8. Heat the to...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

12 each eggs
0.25 cup Milk
8 OZ package of cream...
1 each avocado (peeled...
8 each flour tortillas...
2 each cans green chile...

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Beat eggs with milk.
3. Scramble until starting to set -- add cream cheese and scramble to desired consistency.
4. Spread about 1 T of green chile down center of each tortilla -- and spread egg mixture down the center of each torilla.
5. Top eggs with avocado.
6. Roll each tortilla and place seam side down in 13x9 pan.
7. Smother with remainder green chile and top with grated cheese.
8. Bake 15-20 minutes (until chees...

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

2 each Fresh California...
2 each cans corn kernals...
1 can diced potato (8 oz.)
4 OZ butter
4 OZ flour
3 OZ chicken base,...
1 quart milk or cream
1 OZ red pimentoes for...

Directions:

1. Melt butter add finly diced cererly and onion, sautee until onions are tender.
2. Add flour to butter and mix together, set aside.
3. Peel 2 avocados and remove pit.
4. Add with flour mixture and in a food processor blend together to make a puree.
5. Put this mixture aside.
6. Put 1 qt milk in a pan and bring to boil-bring back to simmer and add chicken stock
7. Add puree slowly to milk on stove. It will thicken.
8. Add 2 cans of corn kernal...

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Breakfast

Ingredients:

1 each to 2 Avocado,...

Directions:

1. Simply spread mayonnaise on each cracker
2. Then slice avocadoes into 1/2 inch thick pieces and place them on top to cover the whole cracker. Arrange nicely on a plate or eat as you go.