Baked Stuffed Avocados With Quinoa Tomatoes And Feta Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cook 1 cup of quinoa in 2 cups of water, or according to your package directions.
• Slice avocado in half, remove pit and cut the avocado criss-cross (be careful not to cut through the skin) and then remove avocado pieces and set aside in large bowl. Retain skins. Set aside.
• Dice tomato, add to avocado. Gently stir to combine.
• When finished cooking, add quinoa to avocado and tomato. Gently stir to combine.
• Mound avocado, tomato, quinoa mix into avocado shells. Top with feta cheese. Bake 12 minutes / until feta is melted.
• Serve hot. Salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Fry the onion in the butter for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, scoop the flesh out of the avocado skins with a teaspoon, taking care not to damage the skins.
• Dice the avocado flesh.
• Add the fried onion to the avocado along with the nuts, cheeses, parsley and sherry.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pile the mixture (overstuffed) into the avocado shells.
• Place them in a shallow ovenproof dish and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Keep an eye on them!
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Combine feta, red pepper, green onion, olives, oregano, olive oil and vinegar, stir well, and set aside. (this can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated until about an hour before serving).
• Just before serving, cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pit and discard.
• Brush the surface of the pulp with lemon juice, fill the cavities with the stuffing mix and serve immediately!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Spoon into avocado halves. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut four large tomatoes in half.
• Scoop out pulp from each tomato half, leaving shells intact; discard seeds, and then coarsely chop pulp.
• In medium bowl, stir together tomato pulp, 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese, 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Spoon mixture evenly into tomato shells, and place in a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Garnish with Italian parsley sprigs.