Avocado Spread with Feta Cheese
Learn how to create the easy best avocado spread in just minutes, incorporating the rich flavors of fetacheese for an irresistible combination.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 420kcal
Ingredients
- 2 avocados ripe
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon freshly squeezed juice
- ¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
- ¼ cup feta cheese crumbled
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Avocados: Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop the avocado flesh into a mixing bowl.
- Mash the Avocado: Use a fork or a potato masher to mash the avocado until it reaches your desired consistency. Depending on your preference, you can leave it slightly chunky or make it smooth.
- Add Flavors: Mince the fresh garlic on a cutting board using a garlic press. Mix in the minced garlic.
- Citrus Juice: Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the mixture. The fresh lemon juice adds flavor and helps prevent the avocado from browning.
- Olive oil: Add olive oil to enhance the flavor and contribute healthy monounsaturated fats to the spread. It can make the texture smoother and more spreadable, providing a delightful fruity undertone to the overall taste.
- Mix Well: Gently mix all the ingredients until everything is combined to a creamy consistency.
- Seasoning: Season with salt and pepper to taste. You can start with a small amount and adjust as needed.
- Add feta: Crumble feta with your hands (or use store-bought crumbled feta) and mix well with a spoon.
- Taste and Adjust: Taste the avocado spread and adjust the seasoning or other ingredients according to your preference. You can add more lime/lemon juice, feta, salt, or any optional add-ins.
- Serve: Transfer the avocado spread to a serving dish. You can enjoy it immediately or cover it with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap directly onto the surface of the spread to prevent browning and refrigerate until you’re ready to serve.
- Enjoy: Serve the avocado spread with your favorite tortilla chips, pita chips, crackers, and toast as a sandwich spread or a topping for various dishes.
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Notes
- Refer to the post above for video instructions and serving suggestions.
- Nutrition information is an estimate and will depend on your specific ingredients.
- Avocados – Gently press the skin to ensure you are working with a perfectly ripe avocado. If it yields slightly, it’s ripe. If it feels mushy, it’s overripe and may have brown spots. You can add some diced tomatoes or onions to the spread for a chunkier texture of your avocado spread.
- Garlic cloves – you can also add garlic powder. Also, you can mix in the finely diced red onion, adding a bit of crunch to the creamy avocado spread.
- Lemon – To prevent the avocado spread from browning, add a generous amount of lemon juice and store it in an airtight container. The lemon juice acts as a natural preservative. Instead of lemon juice, you can use lime juice.
- Extra-virgin olive oil – you can also use avocado oil or vegetable oil
- Crumbled feta cheese – you can buy crumbled feta cheese at the grocery store or crumble a block of feta with your fingers.
- Optional add-ins: chopped cilantro, diced tomatoes, red pepper flakes, or chili powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 716mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg
