We consume a lot of avocados, often in guacamole format, but sometimes just sliced with a squirt of lemon, salt and pepper. Last weekend I was relaxing a bit browsing through stuff I had saved in our TiVo, and went on a binge watch of Molly Yeh’s Girl Meets Farm. Her cooking style is different from mine, but I love her baking ideas, and her warm, fun personality. In one of the episodes she made avocado salsa with a definite Asian feel, and I had to try it myself. Verdict? I loved it. Hubby still prefers avocado in guacamole shape, but agreed that it is definitely “blog-worthy”. So here we are.
SESAME AVOCADO SALSA
(from Molly Yeh’s Girl Meets Farm)
4 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Juice of 1 lime
Sriracha or other hot sauce, as desired
4 avocados, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
black or toasted sesame seeds, for topping
Whisk together the soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, lime and some hot sauce in a large bowl. Add the avocados and toss to coat, mashing some of the avocados a little bit to bring everything together. Taste and adjust as desired, I added more lime juice. Top with the chopped cilantro and sesame seeds.
ENJOY!
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Comments: I am on a sesame oil kick lately, and find that it gives many dishes a wonderful taste, if you don’t add too much you cannot quite tell what it is, but it is, to quote Martha Stewart, “a good thing”. We had leftovers and although it got slightly darker, flavor and texture were not compromised. If you are serving to company, definitely prepare it right before you intend to enjoy it, although keeping it in the fridge for 30 minutes or so does not hurt at all.
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Thank you so much for this . . . cannot wait to try your version! Could eat avocado on a daily basis and, unlike many, very much enjoy coriander. Avocadoes have been hugely inexpensive here his year (oddly we have a March – October season!) . . . as our farmers here are almost totally dependent on foreign backpackers to gather fruit and vegetable crops – and Covid cut that down to nought for a long time – it has been tragic to see millions of avos on the ground . . . and there is still an oversupply with one pear sometimes available for a dollar or a few cents more . . . so a hugely good year to make use of recipes like this . . .
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My avocado tree is loaded at the moment, and apart from giving them away to friends and neighbours, I am always looking for recipes to use while they are in season.
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Wonderful! A new twist on a much loved fruit. Molly Yeh comes up with lovely recipes that always hit the spot. :))
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