Baked Avocados With Prawns

Recipe By:
Lolita
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  • Yield 4 Servings
  • Level Medium

This is very simple appetizer.
 

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 5 ml/1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped
  • 75 g/3 ounces / 1/3 cup garlic and herb soft cheese
  • 100 g/4 02 cooked peeled prawns (shrimp)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • A few drops of tabasco sauce
  • 15 g/1/2 ounces/1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 25 g/1 ounce/1/2 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 15 ml/1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/ gas mark 6.
  2. 2. Halve the avocados, remove the stones (pits) and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Reserve the shells.
  3. 3. Mash the flesh well with the lemon juice, using a fork.
  4. 4. Stir in the spring onions, soft cheese and prawns.
  5. 5. Season to taste with salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce.
  6. 6. Spoon this mixture back into the shells and place in a shallow baking dish.
  7. 7. Melt the butter or margarine in a small saucepan, stir in the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese and spoon over the filling.
  8. 8. Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes until the tops are golden brown and the filling piping hot.
  9. 9. Serve straight away.