Name: Caprese Stuffed Avocado Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ cup grape tomatoes; 4 oz baby mozarella balls; 2 tbsp basil pesto; 1 tsp minced garlic; ¼ cup olive oil; salt and pepper; 2 ripe avocados; 2 tbsp balsamic glaze; 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves

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How To Make Caprese Stuffed Avocado

This stuffed avocado is full of cherry tomatoes, pesto, garlic, and mozzarella balls for a Caprese salad-inspired meal that’s perfect for a healthy lunch.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupgrape tomatoes,or cherry, halved
4ozbaby mozarella balls,bocconcini
2tbspbasil pesto,homemade or store bought
1tspminced garlic
¼cupolive oil
salt and pepper,to season
2ripeavocados,peeled, seeded and halved
2tbspbalsamic glaze,reduction to drizzle
2tbspfresh basil leaves,chopped, plus more to serve (whole)

Instructions

Combine tomatoes, mozzarella balls, pesto, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss well to evenly combine all of the flavours.
Arrange prepared avocado halves onto a plate with fresh basil leaves.
Spoon the Caprese filling into each avocado halve and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Top with chopped fresh basil. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 407.16kcal
Fat: 37.32g
Saturated Fat: 8.10g
Monounsaturated Fat: 21.57g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.49g
Carbohydrates: 12.69g
Fiber: 7.31g
Sugar: 2.74g
Protein: 9.10g
Cholesterol: 23.06mg
Sodium: 426.26mg
Calcium: 180.03mg
Potassium: 583.94mg
Iron: 1.19mg
Vitamin A: 70.61µg
Vitamin C: 13.50mg

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