Avocado Tartare

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This clever recipe treats avocados much like steak tartare, dicing them very fine and tossing them with capers, onion, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Slideshow:  Avocado Recipes 

By
Kay Chun
Kay Chun

Kay Chun is a recipe developer, food stylist, and New York Times Cooking contributor. She also formerly worked as Test Kitchen senior editor at Food & Wine.

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Published on May 2, 2014
Avocado Tartare
Photo: © Christina Holmes
Total Time:
20 mins
Yield:
4
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons minced red onion

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, plus more for garnish (optional)

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon drained capers

  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

  • 1/2 small jalapeño, minced

  • 3 drops of Worcestershire sauce

  • Kosher salt

  • Freshly ground pepper

  • 2 medium Hass avocados, peeled and finely diced

  • Toasted baguette slices, for serving

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir the olive oil with the onion, mustard, lemon juice, capers, parsley. Stir in the jalapeño and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper. Gently fold in the avocados. Mound the tartare in the center of plates and place a dollop of mustard in the center of each mound. Serve with toasted baguette slices.

Originally appeared: February 2014

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