Caprese Salad Stuffed Avocado
This delicious Caprese Salad Stuffed Avocado recipe is the perfect combination of a favorite Summer salad and a seriously trendy fruit!
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 avocado halved with pit removed
- 1/4 cup shredded Romaine lettuce
- 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup small mozzarella balls cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup grilled chicken cubed (Perdue Short Cuts work awesome for this!)
- Fresh basil chopped
- Balsamic glaze see notes
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Scoop out a little avocado. Save the scooped out avocado for later or just pop it right in your mouth!
- Add little shredded lettuce to the bottom of each avocado half.
- Top the lettuce with tomatoes, mozzarella, and chicken.
- Drizzle balsamic glaze over each half.
- Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped basil.
Notes
To make balsamic glaze: Add 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar and 2 tbsp. sugar to a saucepan. Stir to combine. Heat over medium and bring mixture to a boil. Stir again. When balsamic glaze has reduced by half and becomes thick, remove from heat. Allow to cool and drizzle over avocado halves.