Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Avacado Salsa Cups (by The Pampered Chef)

Tortilla Cups
6 (11-inch) flour tortillas
1 Tbs. vegetable oil

Avocado Filling
2 small plum tomatoes
2 small avocados
2 Tbs. fresh, chopped cilantro
2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 Tbs. lime juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup sour cream
Additional chopped cilantro

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees For cups, using a pizza cutter, trim tortillas to form six 6-inch squares. Cut each square into quarters for a total of twenty-four 3-inch squares. Make a 1 inch cut from each corner toward the center of each square. Brush both sides of each tortilla square with oil. Press squares into bottom of a mini muffin pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until crisp. Remove from oven.

2. For filling, slice tomatoes in half lengthwise: scrape out seeds and finely dice. Finely dice avocados. Chop cilantro. Combine tomatoes, avocados, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, and salt.

3. Fill cups with filling, Spoon sour cream into resealable plastic bag; trim corner using Utility Knife to allow sour cream to flow through. Pipe sour cream over avocado mixture. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro, if desired.
Yield: 24 servings

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