Avocado Stuffed With Dates - Portuguese Cape Verde

"This is from "Cuisines of Portugese Authors," in which the author recounts dishes from her travels through Portugal and its former colonies. She said it is a popular salad on Sao Vincente. If desired, add lobster or shrimp to make a light, complete meal. Recommends serving it with white Dao wine. I haven't tried it yet. I assume she means dried dates. The filling needs to chill at least two hours before the shells are stuffed. I'm not sure how we're supposed to keep them from browning during that time period."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
8

ingredients

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directions

  • Cut avocados lengthwise in half and remove seeds. Remove the meat carefully with a spoon so as not to tear or puncdture the shells.
  • Place the meat in a large bowl. Mash with a fork until smooth. Add sugar, port and dates. Mix well. Cover the filling with plastic wrap. Chill at least 2 hours.
  • Stuff the shells; place the filled avocado halves over crushed ice and serve.

Questions & Replies

  1. Will the avocado turn brown during that 2 hours of chilling?
     
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Reviews

  1. I used fresh, pitted dates, not dried dates. Not sure if there is some kind of chemical reaction between the dates and the avocado, but the filling did not turn brown. It was a nice vibrant green even after chilling for two hours. This is very good....a bit sweeter than most salads, but one I enjoyed very much. This would be wonderful to serve at a cookout....all lined up on a bed of ice in a cooler for people to grab and eat as they wanted to. I'm a big avocado fan, so this was a hit for me. I'll be sharing it with my friend, who is also an avocado lover! Thanks for sharing. Made for Photo Tag game.
     
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