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
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Combine tomatoes, mozzarella balls, pesto, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss well to evenly combine all of the flavours.
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Arrange prepared avocado halves onto a plate with fresh basil leaves.
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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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