Stuffed Avocados

Tisme's Note:

This is a light dish, and great for vegetarians. If you love Avocado's and nuts you might like this.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 100 g walnuts , in their shells
• 100 g hazelnuts , in their shells
• 4 avocados , ripe
• 1 celery , trimmed and cut to matchstick sticks
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste , sauce
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• salt and pepper , to tast

Directions:

1. Shell the walnuts and dip into boiling water for a few minutes: drain and finely chop, but leaving a few whole walnuts for garnish. Prepare hazelnuts in the same way, leaving a few hazelnuts for garnish.
2. Cut 3 of the avocado's in half lengthways, remove the stones and arrange on a serving dish.
3. Cut the remaining avocado, scoop out the flesh and put flesh in a bowl. Mash the avocado flesh with a fork, add chopped nuts, celery. tomato paste.vinegar and salt and pepper.
4. Mix ingredients together well.
5. Fill the centres of the halved avocados with the mixture and serve garnished with the reserved nuts.
6. Serve immediately.