Cucumber Filled With Avocado Pesto
Description
This Italian sauce features Cucumber;preferably hothouse, Garlic cloves;chopped, Pine nuts, Basil leaves;minced, Salt. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Sliced black olives Pimento strips for
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garnish If you have a hot-house cucumber, simply
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wash & dry it.
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If you don't, remove strips of peel, lengthwise, leaving thin strips of peel in place.
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The cucumber will look white with thin green stripes.
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Cut the cucumber in half, lengthwise.
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With an apple corer or teaspoon,
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remove the seeds by cutting a channel in the cucumber lengthwise down the center of both halves, three quarters of an inch wide and equally deep.
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Discard seeds.
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Crush the garlic.
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Pulverize the pine nuts in a blender, mini-food processor, or motar and pestle.
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In a small bowl, mix the garlic, pine nuts, basil leaves, and salt.
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Mash the avocado with a fork and pass through a sieve to pur e.
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Add the lemon juice and garlic-pine nut paste and mix well.
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Fill the channels evenly with the pesto.
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Garnish with olive slices and a single line of pimentos running down the center of each channel.
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Chill, cut into 1/3-inch pieces, and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 243.9kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 6.4g10%
- Saturated Fat 1.0g5%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 1248.8mg53%
- Total Carbohydrate 38.6g13%
- Dietary Fiber 9.5g38%
- Sugars 2.9g
- Protein 17.5g35%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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