Stuffed Avocados with Creamy Serrano Salsa (Vegan & Seafood Free)
Easy stuffed avocados filled with hearts of palm, tomato, and wakame for a seafood-like flavor, topped with a creamy serrano salsa. A quick, healthy vegan appetizer or light lunch.
Servings: 6 halves
Calories: 30kcal
Ingredients
For the stuffed avocado halves:
- 3 medium-large ripe avocados halved and pitted
- one 14oz can hearts of palm drained chopped into small pieces
- 1 large Roma tomato diced
- 1 teaspoon crushed dried wakame or nori, for that “seafood” taste
- 1 medium Mexican lime or lemon
- pinch of salt or to taste
For the creamy serrano avocado salsa:
- 1 medium-large ripe avocado
- 1-2 medium serrano peppers stem removed and roughly chopped (deseed if you want less heat)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro adjust to taste
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- pinch of salt adjust to taste
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil adjust to taste
- water as needed to thin out the salsa
Optional toppings:
- Chopped cilantro
- Crumbled feta cheese VioLife brand is best
- Extra lime wedges
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine chopped hearts of palm, tomato, and crushed wakame. (If you’re using the red onion and bell pepper add it now.) Season with salt, then mix until well combined.
- Place the avocado, serrano pepper, cilantro, garlic powder, lime juice, olive oil, and salt in a food processor bowl. Process on low or pulse until smooth, add a splash of water at a time.
- Slice the avocados in half, remove the seed, and you can remove the peel or leave it.
- Brush each half with lime juice to prevent it from going brown.
- If your avocados are small, you can scoop out a little bit of the avocado center to make more room for the filling. Use these extra bits in the salsa or mix into the filling until you get a creamy consistency.
- Scoop a generous amount of the filling into each avocado half. Drizzle with the creamy serrano salsa, top with cilantro, and sprinkle with vegan feta cheese if you like.
- Serve right away and enjoy!
Notes
Please note that the nutritional information are just estimates. Final numbers will depend on the brands you use. The toppings are not calculated.
If you don't like hearts of palm you can stuff with either Mexican vegan tuna salad or Mexican vegan chicken salad.
Nutrition
Serving: 6servings | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg
