Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Avocado Wedges

Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Avocado Wedges

Serves: 2-3

Allergen info: This recipe contains almonds, eggs and sesame seeds. It is dairy-free.

Ingredients:

2 avocados, peeled and pitted

1/2 C. – 1 C (or as needed) almond meal

1-2 raw eggs, beaten

~1/2 C- 1 C (or as needed) white sesame seeds

salt and pepper, to taste

~ 1 tbsp. melted ghee or coconut oil

~1 tsp. toasted sesame oil

dried chilli flakes, to taste (optional)

How to:

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Peel the avocados and remove the pits. slice the avocados into wedge-like pieces.

Coat each avocado piece in almond meal. then place them aside.

Beat the egg(s) and dip each avo wedge into the beaten eggs, letting excess drip off.

Coat each avocado piece in the sesame seeds and place each piece on either an oiled piece ofÂ aluminium foil or on a wire rack over a bakingÂ tray.

Bake the avocado pieces until their coating has turned a light golden brown. Sprinkle a small amount of salt and pepper on them (or to taste).

Sprinkle a few chilli flakes on them (if you desire) and a few drops of toasted sesame oil.

Enjoy!

Note: feel free to add any other spices or herbs that you like into the almond meal and/or sesame seeds to alter the flavour of the avocado wedges.

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Kristi Rimkus November 9, 2011 at 2:42 am

What a creative recipe for avocado. It looks delish!

Michelle November 9, 2011 at 3:21 am: Thank you Kristi :)

Kathy Garolsky November 23, 2011 at 4:37 am

Thanks for sharing this.

Roxanne December 13, 2011 at 6:06 pm

This recipe sounds amazing! I have been trying to come up with some creative ways to incorporate avocados into my diet. I will definitely try this one!