Grilled Avocado with Toppings
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A fun and easy side dish or appetizer for your next BBQ. Serve grilled avocado halves with a variety of toppings. Perfect for a Mexican themed dinner or party.
Avocados are awesome any time of year, but when summer rolls around, I feel like I could eat them with every meal. I’ve been making guacamole for many years, and I keep my guacamole recipe as simple as possible: ripe avocado, fresh lime juice, diced tomato, salt, and cilantro.
I didn’t think it was possible to get much simpler than that until I got the idea for making guacamole right in the avocado shell. Have y’all heard of walking tacos?
You take all of the ingredients you’d put on a taco (seasoned meat, shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, sour cream, beans, avocado, etc.) and combine them inside an individual-size bag of Fritos or other corn chips.
When my mother-in-law recently told me that she put some avocados on the grill, it gave me an idea: Walking Guacamole!
When you grill an avocado, it makes it a little more tender so that you can easily scoop the flesh right out of the shell.
After the avocado is grilled, you top it with the ingredients you’d typically use in guacamole. Use a fork to combine the ingredients right inside the avocado shell, and either eat it with the fork or with a sturdy tortilla chip.
Grilled avocado toppings:
- A squeeze of fresh lime juice
- Salt
- Cumin
- Chopped cilantro
- Diced tomato or pico de gallo
- Sliced jalapenos
- Tajin
This is a fun and easy appetizer or side dish to make when you’re grilling. You could even set up a “toppings bar” and let guests add the toppings of their choice.
It looks pretty, it’s fun, and everybody gets to make it their own. And yet another added perk: no double-dipping!
Grilled Avocados
Ingredients
- 4 avocados
- salt
- fresh limes, sliced
- cilantro
- cumin
- diced tomato
Instructions
- Cut each avocado in half and remove the pit. Place the avocado halves flesh-side down onto a hot grill for 3-4 minutes or until grill marks appear (the grilling time will depend on how hot your grill is, so make sure to monitor).
- Remove avocados from the grill and squeeze some fresh lime juice over the top. Sprinkle with salt, cumin, and chopped cilantro. Fill center cavity with some diced tomato.
Nutrition Facts
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19 Comments on “Grilled Avocado with Toppings”
I’ve never thought to grill avocado, but this sounds absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing it at Talented Tuesday last week!
Thanks for stopping by, Staci!
I can not wait to try this out. It looks so yummy!
Thanks, Heather! It IS yummy…I promise. :)
Can’t wait to try this! Love anything with avocado…
I’m sure you’ll love it. :)
Going to have to try this, love guacamole!!!
I hope you love it as much as I do!
I love everything avocado so I am in love with this idea!!! I will be trying it very soon! :)
Oh my goodness, this is so cute! I absolutely love this idea – so clever!!
Thanks, Donna!
This is my favorite lunch/snack ever. And now I need to go to the store….
These look absolutely AmAzing! I will definitely have to try these, thanks so much for sharing!! Yum!
Thanks Andele!
Looks delicious!
I have not heard of a walking guacamole, how creative! Will have to try this as I love avocado – can eat a whole avocado every day.
Me too! I’d love to hear what you think if you try it.
OMG! I am going STRAIGHT to the grocery store after work!
:) I hope you love it!