Reconstructed, Stuffed & Wrapped Avocado Delights

Here is something that I experimented with and came out really well to be honest. My wife is not a big lover of meat but enjoys avocados and she approved of this. So I decided to bring the two together in order to get the best out of both worlds.

Delicious, light and filling. Lovely to add a side salad, fried rice or spiced couscous.

INGREDIENTS

• Ripe medium sized avocados preferable at room temperature (not cold). 1 avocado per person.
• 500g streaky bacon
• 500g ground mince (can be beef, pork or chicken)
• Cheese
• Seasoning (Salt, Pepper, Chilli, Herbs, peppadews - All depends on my mood :) )

PREPARATION

Step 1:

• Put your oven on 160 celcius or 320 fahrenheit

Step 2:

• Place mince in a bowl, add seasoning and mix thoroughly.

Step 3:

• Cut the avocado in half, remove the pip and remove the skin.

Step 4:

• For the filling, preferably grate the cheese as this melts easier. Feel free to add things like tomato pesto or basil pesto to add another dimension but ensure you mix well with the cheese.
  Fill both avocado halves with the filling.

Step 5:

• Put the two avocado halves back together.

Step 6:

• Place some mince in your hand and flatten it. (Ensure you keep the thickness quite even). Place the avocado in your hand and start enclosing the avocado in the mince. You can add more mince to close up open spots. Make sure the avocado is evenly covered and the mince is smooth.

Step 7:

• Wrap the avocado in the streaky bacon and put on a baking pan.

Repeat for as many avocados as you need to make.

COOKING:

Place the baking pan in the middle of the oven and cook for about 15 - 20 mins. Keep an eye on it. You want to warm the cheese on the inside without burning the bacon on the outside.

Gently cut the avocado in half (a sharp bread knife works well), place on your plate with a side of your choice. Here I threw together a quick salad.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Bon Appétit!