Grilled Avocados With Mango Salsa

Grilled Avocados With Mango Salsa is an easy recipe for lightly seasoned avocados grilled to perfection and topped with a homemade lime-kissed mango salsa.

Avocados taste amazing just as they are eaten right out of their skin but have you thought about grilling your avocado?

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Grilled Avocado With Mango Salsa Recipe

Yes, a grilled avocado, imagine that! Our grilled avocado recipe takes this super food to the next level.

Delicious as an appetizer or side dish, our avocado and mango salsa will be the hit of your summertime gatherings.

Lightly seasoned with kosher salt, garlic powder and chili powder and slightly grilled, your avocado will taste heavenly.

Top the avocados with a simple homemade tropical fruit salsa of mango, tomatoes and red onion kissed with a hint of lime and you'll never go back to eating a naked avocado again!

If you have not tried the combination of mango avocado you are missing out!

And when it's mango salsa with avocado, even better!

Sweet buttery mango pairs up with creamy avocado in a most delicious way.

Trust me when I tell you that the flavors and textures are absolutely amazing together.

Fire up the grill and serve Grilled Avocados With Mango Salsa as an appetizer or side dish at your next al fresco get together!

And while your grill is fired up be sure to check out all of our easy grilling recipes.

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Avocado FAQ’s

Can you grill avocados?

Yes, you certainly can grill avocados! Simply cut an avocado in half lengthwise, remove the pit, brush the cut sides with olive oil and season if desired with salt and pepper.

Then grill, cut sides down, until just heated, about 3-5 minutes, depending on the temperature of your grill.

What are some facts about avocados?

• With its shape similar to a pear and its leather-like skin, the avocado is also referred to as an alligator pear.
• This super food grows on tall evergreen trees that can grow up to 65 feet in height.
• Avocados can vary in weight from 8 ounces to 3 pounds depending upon the variety.
• The rich and creamy Haas avocado is primarily grown in California.
• The peak availability of the avocado is spring and summer.

What are the health benefits of avocados?

• Although 85% of its calories come from fat, the fat in avocados is unusual because research has documented that it provides health benefits.
• The avocado has anti-inflammatory benefits
• The avocado promotes blood sugar regulation.
• The avocado supports cardiovascular health.
• The avocado has cancer preventing properties. 
• The avocado is low carb.
• The avocado is low in sugar.
• The avocado is high in fiber.

Check out these links from Haas avocados and you’ll be an avocado expert in no time at all!
http://www.avocadocentral.com/how-to/how-to-pick-how-to-buy-avocados
http://www.avocadocentral.com/how-to/how-to-cut-how-to-peel-prepare-avocados
http://www.avocadocentral.com/how-to/how-to-store-how-to-ripen-vocados

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The avocado is not just a super food, the avocado is a super duper food!

So let's start grilling up some avocados and topping them with a fabulously delicious Mango Salsa!

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Firm avocados work best when grilling avocados
• Add chopped pineapple to the salsa
• Make the salsa with your favorite type of tomato, plum, vine-ripened, grape or cherry tomatoes

Substitutions

• Substitute peaches for mango
• Substitute scallions for red onion

How to make grilled avocados

• In bowl combine mango, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, 1 tsp. olive oil, lime zest, lime juice and 1/4 tsp. kosher salt; reserve.
• Preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
• Brush insides of avocados with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle with remaining kosher salt, garlic powder and chili powder.
• Grill avocados until just heated and grill marks appear.
• Arrange avocado halves on serving dish.
• Top with reserved mango salsa.

Ingredients

Ingredients for grilled avocados with fresh salsa recipe

• mango – sweet buttery tropical fruit
• tomatoes – the base for a salsa
• red onion – add crunch and onion flavor
• cilantro – fresh herb flavor
• olive oil – for grilling and the salsa
• lime – ads bright citrus notes
• kosher salt – makes the flavors pop
• avocados – creamy texture with a mild flavor
• garlic powder – adds savory notes
• chili powder – for slight heat

Easy Avocado Recipes

Thinking you need to get more avocados in your life? Me too!

You can start your morning with a Baked Egg In Avocado, a breakfast that cooks itself in the oven while you're busy getting ready for your day.

Spring Roll Bowls have all the flavors and textures of a spring roll including avocado, carrot, cucumber and red cabbage, with half the fuss, all in a bowl!

Make a Brown Rice Taco Bowl , with seasoned beef and salsa, creamy avocado, juicy tomatoes, cheddar cheese and red onion over good-for-you brown rice. All the flavors of a taco in a bowl for your next Meatless Monday.

Lemon Basil Avocado Quinoa with a light citrus dressing, fresh basil and the super food avocado, is a light yet satisfying nutritious addition any summer meal.

And don't forget the guac! Sweet ‘N Spicy Tropical Guacamole is studded with bits of fresh sweet mango, tangy fresh pineapple and spicy jalapeno and will transport you to the tropics with every bite!

The fresh clean flavors of garlic, fresh ginger and lime and the buttery creaminess of chunks of avocados come together to create Avocado Lime Chicken Soup, a new comfort soup favorite!