Recipes

Avocado Roasted Garlic Dip

Makes 2 cups

Recipe provided by the California Avocado Commission

Ingredients

1 pound California Avocados

1/8 cup lemon juice

1 1/3 garlic heas, roasted and squeezed from skin (See note below)

6 tablespoons garlic, chopped

1/12 cup parsley, chopped

1/6 tablespoon dried oregano

1/4 tablespoon salt

1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Instructions

Roughly mash avocado. (Texture should not be smooth.) Fold remaining ingredients into avocado. Chill 1 hour to marry flavors.

Note: To roast garlic put cloves in a square of foil, drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Seal foil. Bake at 450°F until garlic is very soft but not brown. Gently squeeze cloves from skin.

Courtesy of the California Avocado Commission.