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Avocado Cups with Pomegranate Salsa Verde

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For this avocado cups recipe, chopping pomegranate seeds breaks them up and releases their vivid color into the dressing.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup chopped mint
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pomegranate seeds
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped preserved lemon peel
Kosher salt
4 ripe avocados, halved, pits removed
Flaky sea salt (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Mix cilantro, mint, oil, pomegranate seeds, lemon juice, and preserved lemon peel in a small bowl; season dressing with salt. Spoon over and into avocados; sprinkle with sea salt.

TagsCilantroHerbs & SpicesMintPomegranateFruitLemonCitrusAvocadoVegetableSideDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeRawVeganVegetarianEasyQuickNo-CookSuper BowlBon Appétit

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