I wish there was some sort of Willy Wonka-style candy factory that produced savory avocado delights instead of candy. In addition to that statement making me sound stone-cold craaaazy, the reality of that sort of factory would be absolutely AMAZING! Don’t lie. You want in.
I’d totally Veruca Salt my way all up in there. No shame.
Since there is no fantasy-land avocado factory I’ve settled for roasting a big ol’ bunch of cherry tomatoes, and tossing them (along with just a little too much feta) into a batch of creamy do-no-wrong guacamole.
Don’t roasted cherry tomatoes look a little bit like candy? If candy were vegetable.
Related and rhetorical: why won’t I shut up about candy!?
These avocados feel like a hot commodity here in the South. In California, they grow on trees (like money, and Jimmy Choos) and you always have a friend who complains about the random avocado tree littering their backyard with avocados. Oooooh how I long for such produce problems.
In-skin slicing, because we’re very smart and very efficient.
Cilantro and onions in the avocado bowl all for the mashing.
Coarsely chopped roasted tomatoes and big crumbles of feta are folded into the mashed avocado mixture.
Lots of fresh lime, salt, and pepper, too!
That was easy, wasn’t it!?
It’s natural to feel mostly like a magician.
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to roast
- 4 ripe Haas avocados, pitted and sliced into chunks
- 1 small yellow onion, peeled and finely diced (a heaping 1/2 cup)
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
- juice of 2 limes
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- heaping 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- salt and pepper to taste
- corn chips for serving
Instructions
- Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place tomato halves, cut side up, on the baking sheet. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast until bubbling and slightly wrinkled and dry, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven dan plow to cool on the pan until cool enough to handle. Place all of the tomatoes on a cutting board and coarsely chop.
- In a medium bowl, combine avocado chunks, onion, jalapeño, lime juice, and cilantro. Coarsely mash with a fork or a potato masher. Add tomatoes, feta crumbles, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Taste and season as necessary. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour before serving. Serve with corn chips.
Kiri
We have the same avocado issues here in London. If you are lucky enough to find a good one it will cost you £5 and your first child. But next time I find one I am making this recipe for sure!
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Anja
Is it wrong that I want a Jimmy Choo tree? Not instead of an avocado tree…but you know…next to it!
Anja
Is it wrong that I want a Jimmy Choo tree? Not in exchange for
Marianne
that looks very jummy…. I have been in Greek recently and ate a lot of feta chees…but never in combination with avocato…have to try it :) thank you for sharing
Shikha la mode
We are pretty lucky about the avocados we get, except I heard there is going to be a shortage next year and I’m already freaking out about it!
leahgreenbergdavis
I will never forget being in California and seeing avocado served with everything (even at the cheapest brunch places). Here (in Georgia), avocados are so expensive!! Definitely a treat for sure!
Lizz g
Every time I make guacamole, I load it up with goat cheese. It’s a little bit creamier than feta, but just as tangy. :)
Helen Grace
I’m definitely with you! I’ll take avocados over candy any day of the week! This recipe looks delicious, and I definitely have to try making it one of these days.
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whiskandshout
Delicious combination! I love roasting tomatoes :)
Kate
This looks so good! I never thought of mashing feta into my guac. When my mom moved to Florida from Nor Cal a few years ago, the very first thing she complained about (even before the weather!) was the sad avocado situation.
Taylor
Yummy! I love the addition of feta in the guacamole!
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Taylor
amanda
this looks SO GOOD! i love guacamole. and i love feta and tomatoes. this sounds like a win/win for sure!!!!
Julia
As always, you can make something simple like guacamole into something sophisticated and fancy! I really want to try this…Aaaand since I’m in California, I feel like I owe it to you to go get some easily-available avocados and make this ASAP.
kitchen afternoon
wow the salty feta and the smooth avocado – it will be lunch can’t wait for dinner!
Girl Named Allyn
We were just in Hawaii, and my husband’s aunt and uncle had a neighbor invite them over for their pretty much weekly bag of avocados picked from one of his tress.
Jealousy doesn’t even begin to describe what I felt. Think avocados are a commodity in the South? Try NYC. Ouch, that price hurts.
Also, this looks delicious.