7.27.2011

Grilled Avocados with Salsa and Sour Cream

I have an obsession with avocados. I can literally eat guacamole with a spoon. So..as if avocados weren't amazing already....grilling them just takes them to a whole other phenomenal place.

Grilled Avocados with Salsa and Sour Cream

2 ripe avocados
2 limes, 1 juiced and the other cut in half
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt
Chopped cilantro
Salsa (we LOVE Spike's Salsa. It is hands down the best jarred salsa around)
Sour cream

Preheat your grill to medium. Combine the lime juice and olive oil in a small bowl. Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit and brush it with the lime juice mixture. Place it flesh-side down on the grill for about 6 minutes.
Carefully remove the grilled avocados from the grill and sprinkle with some lime juice and season with the Kosher salt. Using a teaspoon, carefully add the salsa to the opening where the pit was and then top that with a small dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with the chopped cilantro.

Footnotes -
Grilling avocados makes them warm and soft and gives them an unbelievable smoky flavor. A fun idea is to serve them as individual appetizers with tortilla chips so you can scoop out the avocado like a dip.