It’s not that I forget that you darling people come here to read my blog and make cakes, and weird vegan soups.
I never forget it. ย Ever.
… sometimes I clam up, and I’m not sure what I could possibly write that might seem of interest to you.
… other times, I just write to myself. ย It’s like putting my head in a box, and pretending that I’m the only one in this little blog world of mine. ย That usually works. ย That’s when I start writing letters to my future husband, or start droning on and on about getting pulled over by the cops.
Can I tell you something real? ย (We’re somewhere in between me clamming up, and me putting my head in a box right now…) ย Real talk: ย I feel the rumble inside. ย The rumble usually means that it’s time for a new tattoo, a sky dive, a cliff dive, an international flight, or a shark tank. ย Something is rumbling… and I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out. ย I do know that my desk is not going to get any cleaner in the process. ย That can wait.
Does this happen to you?
The solution usually requires more than salad… but salad will suffice for now. ย It has to, until I get my hands on a shark tank (and a shark).
Have you seen the trend of people baking eggs into avocados?
Yea… I’m not going to do that. ย That feels like mush on mush in my mouth. ย Perhaps the only two things that could make the baked avocado egg situation right is… tortilla chips and spicy salsa. ย Otherwise… no go.
I do, however, have a desire to stuff my avocado with soooommmeething.
Edamame, fresh parsley, crisp red onion, black sesame seeds, and a bit of nori. ย This will do.
Every salad dressing I make starts with Dijon mustard. ย This one is married with sesame oil, olive oil, lemon, and soy sauce.
The simple edamame salad was missing something.
Whenever anything is missing, I generally add toasted coconut… just as a rule. ย Success!
Avocados are art from God. ย Well… everything is art from God.
Avocados are just some of my favorite edible art.
I made these little salad bowls in the Shutterbean‘s kitchen.
She made bread. ย Naturally.
Tracy also made an awesome arugula salad with apples and arugula.
The lunch of sisters (from other misters (and mothers))… ok, so Tracy and I totally aren’t related at all, whatever.
Tracy! ย Thanks for letting me cook in your kitchen! ย You’re my Maj!
Let’s call this lunch.
Let’s call this creamy, crunchy, healthful lunch. ย Scoopable with a spoon. ย Smearable with bread. ย Tupperware friendly. ย Don’t let someone swipe it from the office fridge.
Edamame and Toasted Coconut in Avocado
makes 4 stuffed avocado halves
2 ripe avocados, sliced in half and pits removed
For the filling:
1 1/2 cups shelled edamame
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut, toasted
2 tablespoons diced red onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
2 tablespoons chopped nori (optional)
For the dressing:
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
In a medium bowl, toss together all of the ingredients for the filling.
In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, sesame oil, soy sauce, and lemon juice. ย Whisk in olive oil in a slow stream to emulsify. ย Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the dressing over the filling. ย Toss to combine. ย Spoon the filling into halved avocado. ย Season with salt and pepper and serve.
101 Responses
These look terrific! What a great way to eat 2 awesome foods and the flavors look fab – super idea, and great pics as always!
I would never have thought of toasted coconut and avocado together, but it looks sooooo good. I’ll be trying this very soon.
WOW – trying these. And your photos are beautiful! Truly beautiful! x
I feel the rumble too. I might have to go to Korea.
What a fantastic dish. I’ve never even dreamed of something like this before. It sounds like the perfect summer lunch. I can’t wait to explore it.
Embrace the rumble! I’m facing the rumble and spring fever right now – needless to say I feel very motivated to be trying new recipes, planning vacations and crazily cleaning my house. I kind of like the rumble : ) Great salad idea!
These look incredible! I love the addition of nori and I LOVE the addition of coconut flakes! What a beautiful and satisfying lunch treat. And as far as the rumble goes… get it, girl! That’s your spark happening– I say go for the tattoo. :)
WOW I love this recipe. What’s beautiful photos…
Ooh, I wonder what you’ll do to address the rumble! I hope you go with a shark tank!
The rumble! Yes, I know precisely the feeling of which you speak. Well, that’s exciting: it means you’ll be pursuing something thrilling very soon! And these avocados look scrumptious–I love edamame.
I totally understand the rumble Joy, just go with it :-)
Beautiful, fresh, and tasty! Lovely.
I totally get rumblings. And, if I don’t pay attention to them and figure out what’s happening, I get the crazies ;) Listen deep, Joy… you’ll find your answer.
I definitely have that rumble too, well put.
Looks just right
Dude! You can’t suppress the rumble! Got to give in to the rumble. And make no…avocados? about it. Yes, I’m goin’ with that. I do love some avocados – tasty recipe!
love,
Shalan
wow, ooo yum. love it. yes please.
Those are some of the most beautiful avocados I have ever seen!
I’m addicted to avocados at the moment. Totally addicted!
As a big avocado eater, I typically have 2 or 3 in my kitchen at any given moment in time, which makes this recipe very plausible. I once had shrimp-stuffed avocado which was delicious! Thanks for another great idea!
Green on green for lunch. I love it! In a less healthful admission, I’m thinking that the chocolate peanut butter whoopie pies from your cookbook need to happen in my kitchen ASAP!
Just so you know you are not alone…even when you might prefer to be alone…I mostly live my life with my head in a box. As long as that box is not an oven, I figure that’s ok. In fact, it is an improvement over what I was doing ten years ago so I’m gonna call it a win! Put cakes and cookies and brownies in ovens and spare your own head. :-)
Best way to eat eggs and avocado: split a whole-wheat pita in two around its circumference, making two discs. Arrange shredded cheddar cheese in a (1/2 inch high or so) ring around the edge of the pita halves. Crack an egg into the middle of the cheddar cheese dam, and broil for a few minutes until the cheese is melted and the egg is cooked but not burned. Top with diced tomatoes and a decent-sized dollop of fresh guacamole made with salt and lots of lime juice. Grind some black pepper over top, and serve. When I say “best,” remind yourself that I am totally from Ohio and not from California and probably have no idea what I’m talking about. :-)
My daddy invented this, and it is totally great for breakfast. Especially on a Sunday morning before going to church and thinking about the fact that avocadoes are art from God.
Blitzing avocado with lime and adding spices and finely chopped onion of choice makes a velvety salad dressing that gives substance to any salad leaves.
My unconscious is usually one step ahead when the rumbling starts, I catch on when I find myself weeding out things, getting books from the library instead of buying them and asking friends from Canada about Vancouver vs Montreal.
Avocado tattoo?
I get the rumble, too! It’s how I know it is time for a new piercing (or tattoo)…Except I usually call it the “itch”. I think maybe calling it the rumble sounds a little…well, less like a disease. Ew.
Avocado tat, stat!!
mmm!!! my favorite foods! rich, buttery avocado, rich, buttery coconut, rich buttery… i love this! so down for making this when i get some coconut shreds..
The best tuna salad I ever had was served in an avocado. How can it get any better?
A salad and grilled bread is one of my favorite dishes… add avocado into the mix and you have yourself a happy man. Lovely Joy!
Wow, you really have me craving avocado now! (Not that it takes much). I’m with you on the eggs baked in avocados- I’d rather have the two separately. This, though, looks like something I should try.
Go shark diving, great white sharks at Guadalupe Island! My husband and I went 4ish years ago and it was AMAZING!!! 10ft sharks bumping into your cage, crazy stuff.
wow .. all the lovely green! this looks so tasty — so many flavours all together. i don’t use avocado much, but your recipes always make me want to try. i sincerely hope your restless rumble gets satisfied. i got it a lot when i was younger, and it was made worse by the fact that i never could do anything about it. now i have a full time job that keeps me rooted so when the rumble hits, it’s like childhood all over again. i usually make it go away by thinking of all the things i have to be thankful for.
This looks like a big YUM! Usually I stuff my avocado with tuna, but I’m totally into these Japanese flavors.
Tuna stuffed avocados sound incredible.
What a neat idea! I usually just eat my avocado with garlic salt or balsamic vinegar. Love this!
This looks delicious- I’ve been craving Japanese-inspired food like crazy lately, so the edamame and sesame on top of always good mustard sounds like a good deal (I eat mustard like a maniac. Did you know that in France, they put some dijon in all their mayo??). If you like crab, you could try stuffing an avocado with a lemony-parsley-y cold crab salad, too. Just an idea.
And the rumble, that happens to me, too. I think baking and cooking are really what keep me satiated between rumbles.
I recently discovered that I love edamame. I’m drooling just imagining a spoonful of avocado with edamame followed by a bite of crusty bread. Yum!
i get that rumble alll the time… last time i got it, i got a tattoo on my butt. :/ i think i’ll stick to this yummy lunch this time.
I’m obsessed with coconut lately (two posts of macaroons, and I’m thinking about baking some coconut flakes into cookies this afternoon). This may be a healthier alternative than my butter and sugar coconut creations. Lovely. And beautiful!
When I read about the rumble… I thought you were pregnant!!! I’m feeling the rumble inside me right now, so maybe that’s the connection! Enjoy your rumble.. as I do with my little one. Travel for me works perfectly if I need to “rumble” down!
Martina
I get the rumble. It means I need to plan a trip. A big one. And pour myself a large glass of wine and take stock of all of the great things on my plate.
Avocados is God’s Art. Butter God’s Gold. I love this kind of Art and I love this kind of Gold.
I sooooo, get the rumble thing. For me it means it is time to make a change, if that is not possible then it is time to change my venue for a bit. Thus I am making a run for it the next long weekend I have. LOL I love this salad!!!
did you know that the next day I added your leftover edamame to arugula for lunch at work? We created a food baby together. A very healthy food baby.
I love seeing my checkered floor on yer blog! And also…I want a tattoo too…..just something small…
When I get that rumble, it usually involves a trip to the coast….
Avocados are the second thing I crave after a trip to the coast…
Who knew?
Yum. So often simple food is the best food. I’ve had a life long fantasy about installing a green house so I can grow my own avocados and lemons. Someday…someday….
I’ve never had Edamame, but this seems like a great way to try it!
Office fridge swipes suck. It’s happened to me enough times. I’ve wised up and now have a black non-see through cooler. Also, it may or may not have a combo lock on it. Just sayin’.
Gah, these avocados are calling my name. Too bad my lunch is already packed (and locked!) away, ready to be eaten. Next week, though.
Joy this sounds amazing! Many of my favorite ingredients in there, except for chocolate, but that might be pushing it : )
After a couple years of reading, I THINK this is the first time I’ve felt compelled to comment (and haven’t been intimidated away from hitting “submit”). But how could I not when I am freaking out over the best and laugh-out-loud-awesome lines you’ve ever written here. I kind of want to make a kitchen art print out if theses lines. Seriously, they belong on my wall…
“Avocados are art from God. ย Wellโฆ everything is art from God. Avocados are just some of my favorite edible art.”
Eeek! Love! :)
The rumble… love your description! I make multiple lists and plan something down to the tiniest detail (summer container garden), go for a long run, do hot yoga, call a friend, make a big mess in my kitchen and usually end up with something edible. Ride the rumble!
So glad someone else feels like the avocado/egg thing would just be mushy and weird too. I’ve been thinking that since seeing it for the first time but kept my mouth shut b/c people were all “uh-ma-god, it’s amazing!” I feel better knowing I’m not alone.
My vote is for the international flight. ;)
yum. yum. yuuuuuuummmm. i am soooo making this for lunch.
My rumbles are often solved with toasted coconut. Or maybe toasted coconut in an exotic location…
Haha I know exactly what you mean! My boyfriend had the rumbling recently and got his half sleeve extended :-) It’s always slightly disconcerting when you get that feeling, but it means exciting things are on the way!
That is a power packed lunch! Good fats and proteins, yum.
Those avocados are like straight out of a painting of … the perfect avocados. Sheesh.
(I know that rumble: It’s led to longer runs, bigger tattoos, elaborate dinner parties, new dresses, and big writing projects. I hope you find what your rumble needs soon — it’s what makes life worth living.)
You can rumble on over to North Africa, plenty of adventure to be had here! Avocados are just leaving the markets here, if I’m lucky I’ll be able to grab a few and (with a few substitutions) make this lovely salad.
The “Rumbler”… I know that feeling well. It’s hard to combat it while in college at a measly (yet absolutely beautiful) campus that isn’t near anything badass.
This little bowl looks delectable. Stuffed with all things healthy and delicious… you know I’m ALL over this. Plus, I already have an avocado! Plus, my sister is in town so I have someone to split it with. Sharing is caring.
Katie
Oh yes, I too know the rumble. I got it a few months ago, and I was going to jet off to Istanbul, but in a VERY out-of-character turn I decided to hold off on that till my boo could go too (I know, I know – I NEVER change my plans for a man, and I always travel alone…the times they are a-changin’) so I opted for the tattoo route. Now I have a pretty new lotus on my foot! Except now I want to go hiking in Arches or something…dang!
I totally know how you feel about the “rumble”. I’m feeling it now too. It’s driving me a little crazy because I feel like doing something impulsive, but that’s not really my style!- I’m meticulous by nature. I think it may manifest itself as a big hair change … that always grows back at least.
I would have never thought to put any of this together but all of this sounds so perfect.
Yummy. The egg in an avocado has been on my list because they are two things that I love together. And I eat eggs with some sliced avocado fairly frequently. But this looks good! and so green. Reminds me I’ve also gotta try that kale with toasted coconut.
Anyway, hope you have a great week!
I know this post is about healthy eating – greens, vegetables, edamame! But I have to tell you – the Banana Coconut Cream Pie from your book – oh my! So worth my once-a-week dessert. Even my husband who is not a coconut pie fan digged this big time. So far – cook book is batting 1.000! Oatmeal cookie pancakes, granola bars, pie! yum, yum, yum!
Rumbling and stirrings come no matter what continent you are on… It’s happening here in Hamburg Germany at this moment…Now I’m contemplating the time between them. hmmm.
You’ve opened a deep Pandora like box with this!
Edamame was a creative stuffing for an avocado. Looking healthy & tasty.
the rumbling never stops. there are moments of hushed whisper when things are calm like a late summer wind. but mostly, it never stops. viva la rumble.
Oh I know that feeling all too well. I am trying to ignore it at the moment by reorganising my home because I don’t really have time for anything else but I sort of feel like I’m in limbo at the moment until I work out what I need to do.
go to berlin. it always does the trick for me. on the other hand, berlin will make you fall in love with it and you will want to stay forever and ever and that might produce another big rumble but we’ll talk about it when you get there. now just go.
i love how everyone can relate to the rumble!
Two sentences really got me in this post: The one about starting all your homemade dressings with dijon mustard (I do that too!) and the one about avocado being a beautiful edible gift from God. I agree with that too! You should travel travel travel. Spring is perfect for learning new places and spaces!
obey the rumble.
Toasted coconut and avocado together – yay!
Two of my favs. I know the rumble too. And avocado never hurts!
I eat edamame almost every day and the way you made it, with dijon dressing and sauce…and with coconut…Oh WOW. This looks PERFECT!
I love avocado, edamame, and nori! You always have such great food combinations.
I hear you about the rumble… the easiest way to fix mine is to cook or bake or sleep it away! This is a very creative combo… Must try!
If you want to combine shark-swimming and international travel, I can recommend Belize. Other benefits: swaying palms, white sand, sparkling ocean, etc. Or the Great Barrier Reef, of course, but be warned that they have REAL sharks there.
Looking forward to seeing how your rumbling unfolds! Those avocados are so beautiful… I’ve got two on my shelf. I just need to pick up some edamame and I’m good to go! Thanks, as always, for the incredible recipe.
Love these photos. So pretty. You are going to be just a few minutes away from me on Friday night @ Lake Forest Park books! I’m so sad to say I can’t make it. But I’m thinking of you being so close!
Mmm, so greeny good. I’ve acted on three of those rumbles, but not the shark tank or the tattoo. It’s easy to feel like the only un-inked person in Austin.
So vibrantly green and gorgeous. The avocados make adorable little bowls.
Ahhhhh I totally get the rumble… I usually end up writing bad poems about it until goes away… or cooking… or starting out on some new adventure!
Mmmm avocado! By coincidence, I made pasta tonight with a sauce of blended avocado, cilantro, jalapeno, and lemon juice. It was very tasty indeed.
I get that rumble regularly, and sometimes it’s positive (I’m ready for a new adventure!), in which case I always need to clean the apartment as if to usher in the bright sun and fresh air before embarking on said adventure. Sometimes it’s a nervous energy, and I think of Audrey Hepburn and the reds in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Some people never seem to experience this, partly because they’re not even aware it’s happening!
I adore avocado, this is a brilliant idea. Toasted coconut is always a winner too :)
Ah, ye olde rumble. Otherwise known in my world as the 6 months (ok maybe less) between BIG trips where I suddenly feel completely and utterly suffocated by being on this freakin’ continent ALL THE TIME. It’s generally alleviated by an 8 am international flight. And chilling the heck out. Also, Joy, the saddest moment of my life was when I started developing an allergy to avocado. Scratch that. Watermelon was much much worse. I have weird food allergies.