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Recipe: Broiled Avocado with Parmesan

June 25, 2012 · Narrative

Broiled Avocado - Close-Up
I don’t have to hear any other words after the word avocado.  Say avocado and I’m there.  Friday night, I was unexpectedly kid-free.  Which usually means I don’t have a formal dinner.  I’ll usually forage.  Or do a little of this and a little of that.  Or skip it altogether.  But I happened to spy this recipe for broiled avocado, and it quickly became dinner.  Mostly because I had avocado on hand, it took all of five minutes to make, and was easy to eat while catching up on some work at my desk.

Parmesan cheese.  Hot sauce.  Lime juice.  Avocado.

That’s it.

Because Friday night was still featuring soaring temperatures, I broiled these in my toaster oven, to save heating up the kitchen, and that worked beautifully.

You break through the slightly salty, crispy Parmesan crust and get rewarded with warm, creamy avocado, with a slight hint of hot sauce and lime juice.

Broiled Avocado - Aerial

OMG.  So good.  So very good.

If you’re looking for a quick snack, a super light meal, or have avocados on your counter that need to be used up pronto (me! me!), make this.

Hungry for more avocado recipes?
Try this Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad Sandwich.
If you love a grilled cheese sandwich, then don’t miss this Grilled Cheese, Bacon, and Avocado deliciousness.
And this Toasted, Roasted Vegetable Sandwich is a favorite and in regular rotation in our kitchen.

Now, just a quick word about sponsored posts. You may have noticed there have been a few more than usual here. As a blogger, I am afforded a number of really amazing opportunities to try out new products, create recipes, take trips and more through a variety of blogger networks that I belong to. I am absolutely blessed with these opportunities, but I also want you to know that I am incredibly selective about which ones I choose to participate in. I don’t want to write about something just because a company is waving a few dollars around. It has to make sense for Sweetnicks (for example, craft projects are a no brainer, sleep aids not so much), and likewise, my site has to make sense for the company in terms of marketing.

Over the past week, there have been more sponsored posts than usual. Usually, I try to space them out more, but in this case the sponsor’s scheduling needs caused a situation where a lot needed to post in a short time.

So, why do I accept these sponsorships? Simply put: The occasional sponsored post does help defray the costs and time involved with running a web site, so I love them for that, but I want to be tuned in to what readers want to see here too. Please do know that I only choose ones that I think are a good fit though.

And lastly, if you visited my site last night or this morning, it might have looked like new posts hadn’t been added.  I was in the process of doing some behind-the-scenes tinkering, so my posts from Saturday and Sunday weren’t showing up.  Hopefully all is back to normal now.

Tomorrow?  Crafting with Mod Podge!
Wednesday?  A Wordless Wednesday look at our kitchen counter.
Thursday?  A recipe for a Super Large Turbo Charged Chocolate Chip Cookie (Madeline’s favorite!).

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  1. stephanie says

    June 25, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    thanks to your most recent sponsored post, i took advantage of the home depot red/white/blue sale and got a FANTASTIC deal on a new washer/dryer! and free shipping!

    keep em comin’!

    Reply
    • Cate says

      June 25, 2012 at 10:23 pm

      Oh I’m really glad to hear that!!

      Reply
  2. Joanne says

    June 26, 2012 at 6:22 am

    Even though I write them, I often find sponsored posts to be annoying on other people’s blogs, but not yours. I think you do them really tastefully and weave them into whatever topic you’re writing about really well.

    This recipe looks pretty much heavenly.

    Reply
  3. Ramona says

    June 26, 2012 at 8:57 am

    Very interesting. My avocado usage is limited to only a few types of preparation.

    These look good.

    Reply
  4. patsy says

    June 26, 2012 at 8:58 am

    I can’t wait to go pick up some avocados so I can make this… and, I may be the only one eating, but that’s ok… it sounds incredible!

    Reply

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It didn’t take much to get me to @mikespastasand It didn’t take much to get me to @mikespastasandwichshoppe when a friend texted me a screenshot of their cheese butter. Up until last week I had never even heard of cheese butter but just two days later, I’m driving an hour round trip to get some. 😂 I was never one to succumb to peer pressure (I didn’t have my first drink until I was 21!), but when it comes to food finds, I am very easily intrigued. After all, that’s how I’ve discovered some of my favorite bites over the years … lardo from @butlerandtheboard, a spicy Italian sausage, and my love of chicharron. If you haven’t visited Mike’s in Nutley, it’s worth a visit. While there, I also got a small tray of meatballs (a bargain at $10!) and a delicious mortadella sandwich that is worth a round trip. ✨
The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo s Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo style, hope you had a good one! ✨
A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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