Avocado Wrapped in Prosciutto

5.0(12)

Adapted from BHG "Holiday Appetizers" magazine. The dressing can be made ahead and kept in the fridge, but don't prepare the avocados until just before serving or they will turn brown.

by HeatherFeather·published 2003-06-06

Open original recipe

Summer

Servings

16 serving(s)

Total time

15 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

56 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

2 tablespoons olive oilolive-oil
4 teaspoons lemon juicelemon-juice
2 fresh garlic cloves, minced, to tastegarlic
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced, to tasteoregano
1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper, to tastepepper
2 avocadosavocado
3 ounces very thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into 16 stripsprosciutto

Instructions (6 steps)

01Combine oil,lemon juice,garlic, oregano, and pepper in a container with a tight lid (such as a jar) and set aside.
02Cut avocados into halves, remove pit, and peel each half carefully.
03Slice each avocado half into 4 wedges and wrap a proscuitto strip around each in the center.
04Shake the dressing if the ingredients have settled and test for flavor-adjust seasonings if needed (although proscuitto is often very salty- be careful not to add salt unless you really like things very salty).

Pantry check

Data quality

servings.value✓

times.totalMinutes✓

nutrition.calories✓

recipeCuisine—

recipeCategory✓

rating✓

description✓

image (URL only)✓

Rich recipe — supports nutrition-aware planning.