Avocados in Bloom

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QUINOA CHRISTMAS WREATH This beautiful wreath is perfect for the holidays. There’s a long list of topping suggestions, both vegan and pescatarian: just choose your favorites. At Christmas, smoked trout caviar makes for a festive and decadent topping option. You can also enjoy this recipe yearround. For a healthy weekday meal, skip the piping bag and extra fancy decorations unless you feel like treating yourself - in which case, your imagination’s the limit when it comes to finding seasonal flourishes and garnishes. INGREDIENTS 150g quinoa, preferably tricolor

For the ginger mayonnaise:

3 avocados, skins and pits removed

2 tbsp. of your favorite brand of mayonnaise

Zest and juice of 1 lime

1 tbsp ginger syrup

Sea salt and pepper

2 tsp. curry powder

To garnish (choose a few of your favorites): sweet pickled cocktail onions, samphire, pomegranate seeds, baby basil, smoked paprika, chilli flakes, nuts and seeds, cress, finely chopped smoked salmon, prawns, trout caviar

A pinch of turmeric

EQUIPMENT NEEDED 2 piping bags

Small star-shaped cookie cutter

Melon baller

METHOD 1 Cook the quinoa according to the instructions on the packet then let it cool. 2 Combine the ingredients for the mayonnaise together, then spoon it into one of the piping bags and put it in the fridge. 3 In a small bowl, mash 2 of the avocados until smooth. Add the lime zest and juice and season to taste. Add the quinoa to the avocado mixture and mix it together so the ingredients are well combined.

4 Spoon this mixture into the second piping bag. To assemble the wreath, choose 4 beautiful plates in a color that will compliment the green of the wreaths. Working with the piping bag containing the quinoa mixture, hover the piping tip just above the plate, making sure not to place the tip directly against the plates, and slowly pipe a wreath shape onto it. Repeat with the other 3 plates. 5 Use the melon baller to scoop out 4 avocado balls from the remaining avocado and make 4 small avocado stars with the cookie cutters. 6 Decorate your wreaths with the stars, balls, and other chosen toppings of your choice. Finally pipe a few dots of the mayonnaise on the wreath. Serve with extra mayonnaise on the side.

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How to Ripen an Avocado

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Introduction

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The Avocado & Its History

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