Fresh Approach Cooking

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This seems insane, right? Breaded and fried avocados?

I mean, really. Yikes!

But...

Insanely GOOD is what you should be thinking.

Look, I too was skeptical, but I thought it through and decided to give it a whirl. I mean, life is short kids! Why not go on and make something different?

And you really can't go wrong with deep-fried. Right? Right.

Fried is my favorite food group after all...

And you know what?

This is the ultimate. Mouthwatering decadence. Crispy, smooth, spicy, sweet, salty, rarefied, divinity.

If you got the time and you got the dime (and the waist-line. Ha ha) get thee to the market then get on home and make a serving of these to munch. You'll thank me peaches, you really will.

Try it, and enjoy.



1 small pink papaya, peeled and seeds removed
4 green kiwis, peeled
2 red bell peppers
1 red jalapeno pepper, seeds removed
1/2 cup brown sugar
Zest and 1/4 cup lime juice

6 avocados, somewhat firm
3 eggs
Sea salt and black pepper
1 package panko bread crumbs*
5 cups canola oil
Tortilla Chips to serve

Dice some of the papaya, kiwi, bell pepper and chile pepper. Add the rest along with the sugar, lime zest and juice in a food processor and puree. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Combine the diced fruit with the pureed batch. (You can also leave it all diced, or puree it all. I just find the puree can get soupy...)

Beat eggs in small mixing bowl until combined. Place panko crumbs in separate bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in heavy large skillet at least 2 inches deep.

Heat to hot but not smoking. Cut avocados into half, tip to tail. Remove the pit, and using a spoon, scoop the flesh out of the skin.

Dip each avocado half into the egg and then into the panko crumbs.

Fry until crisp and golden.

Transfer to paper towels, season with salt.

Fill with fruit salsa and serve.

*Why panko? They are crispy and have more texture than plain breadcrumbs. I don't know that I would make this with regular breadcrumbs. If you can't get Panko, try finely crumbled crackers.
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A collector for the Royal Horticultural Society of Britain sent fresh kiwi's to Britian from China in 1847, and another collector sent the seeds to England in 1900. Kiwi plants were first exported from China to the United States in 1904, and seeds were brought to New Zealand in 1906.

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Labels: Appetizer, Vegetarian