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Creamy Avocado Spread with Lemon and Garlic
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Creamy Avocado Spread with Lemon and Garlic

A classic Israeli avocado spread with lemon, garlic and cumin — creamy, fresh and quick to make.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Halve the avocado, remove the pit and scoop the flesh into a bowl with a spoon.
    KnifeBowl
  2. 2
    Mash the avocado with a fork to a creamy texture.
    Fork
  3. 3
    Add the lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, cumin, salt and black pepper and mix well.
    💡Avocado flesh darkens in the air, and lemon juice slows it down. Store in the fridge with plastic wrap pressed right against the spread.
  4. 4
    Transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle the parsley on top and drizzle with a little olive oil.
    Serving bowl
308calories
3 gprotein
4 gcarbs
29 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 6%● fat 89%

Per serving (174 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3)

  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Serving bowl · Also works: Bowl (None)

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