Zippylip
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Last week while making the grenades, I started thinking about other ways to bend an avocado outside of its usual fate as lead guitar in guacamole. Thinking for a moment of the texture, it seemed apparent that it could, in its natural ripened but still raw state, be a good substitute for either cooked/riced potato or ricotta in a standard batch of gnocchi. So I mashed up a few & mixed with flour & egg, rested, doweled, cut, boiled, pan fried (kinda like pierogies to put a little edge on them), then topped with fire roasted chilies, tomatoes, onions, lime juice & cilantro along with a little dollop of sour cream.
chopped the grilled onion & peppers & tossed into the cast iron pan with diced tomatoes, cilantro, salt, pepper & olive oil - gave this a nice burst of cherry wood smoke for a while too, then fresh lime juice right before serving
after boiling a small batch, I fried them for a while
served as an appetizer with some sour cream & rub
then a plain boiled batch with the salsa
the wife & I couldn't agree on which version was better, she liked the fried ones while I thought the salsa-ed boiled ones were better, but in the end, they both washed down equally well with a cold beer so all is happy - have a great weekend everyone, Marc
chopped the grilled onion & peppers & tossed into the cast iron pan with diced tomatoes, cilantro, salt, pepper & olive oil - gave this a nice burst of cherry wood smoke for a while too, then fresh lime juice right before serving
after boiling a small batch, I fried them for a while
served as an appetizer with some sour cream & rub
then a plain boiled batch with the salsa
the wife & I couldn't agree on which version was better, she liked the fried ones while I thought the salsa-ed boiled ones were better, but in the end, they both washed down equally well with a cold beer so all is happy - have a great weekend everyone, Marc
