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    Home » Appetizer » Caprese Stuffed Avocado - Easy - 5 Ingredients!

    Caprese Stuffed Avocado - Easy - 5 Ingredients!

    May 5, 2020 · 30 Comments

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    Avocados stuffed with fresh mozzarella, garden tomatoes, and basil - drizzled with balsamic glaze and topped with crunchy salt flakes. This low carb treat is great as an appetizer or make it a meal with a bed of baby greens and grilled chicken.

    Caprese salad in avocado boat

    Avocados are the original fat bombs. They are so versatile and most importantly meet the need to fill you up with healthy fats. You can coarsely mash them for some delicious Chunky Guacamole or remove the pit and make room for some amazingly tasty filling like Caprese Salad. In fact, you can save this one for a super easy avocado recipe without the fuss of turning up the heat.

    Related: The Best Guacamole Recipe - Authentic and Chunky!

    Caprese Stuffed Avocado

    Caprese salad is a simple Italian salad made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil. It's usually dressed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar and generously seasoned with salt and pepper. Appropriately, it features the colors of the Italian flag: red, green and white. 

    What better way to enjoy the flavors of caprese than in an avocado?

    Thanks to the healthy, satiating fats of avocado, these Caprese Stuffed Avocados can be enjoyed as a meal. But I've also paired them with grilled chicken for a hearty dinner.

    Caprese Stuffed Avocados with mozzarella and grape tomatoes and fresh basil.

    Caprese Salad

    This caprese salad comes together effortlessly and quickly.

    Small tomatoes such as cherry or grape are wonderful because of their sweetness content. But if you don't have them on hand, you may sub them with whatever tomatoes you have whether it's roma or beefsteak. Just dice them into the sizes of quartered small tomatoes.

    The recipe below calls for sliced fresh mozzarella but sometimes those are challenging to find in markets. Alternatively, you may use the fresh mozzarella balls individually wrapped in threes. If using those, just cut them in half or quarters. 

    Caprese salad in a bowl with cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.

    Stuffed Avocados

    Avocados can be unpredictable. Sometimes you cut them in half only to expose a small pit and lots of flesh. Other times, there's a pit almost the size of the entire avocado. This of course presents a unique challenge when we're making stuffed avocados.

    Pictures on how to scoop avocado flesh from the peel with a spoon with thin edges.

    If you find that avocados come with excessive amount of flesh (that's never a bad thing!), I recommend using a measuring tablespoon with round base and thin walls and simply scoop out excess. This will assure you get a smooth and consistent surface on your halved avocado. You may then use that removed avocado flesh and dice it up into the salad, as per recipe. 

    Alternatively, you may take it one step further and completely separate the avocado from the peel. That way, you avoid the inconvenience of hitting the avocado peel every time you dig in with your fork. I usually take a large serving spoon (again, with thin edges) and gently scoop out the avocado half out. 

    Avocado stuffed with caprese salad of mozzarella and tomatoes and drizzled with balsamic glaze on a white plate.

    Caprese salad in an avocado shell drizzled with balsamic glaze.

    Caprese Stuffed Avocado - Gluten Free, Low Carb

    Anya @ Prepare & Nourish
    Avocados stuffed with fresh mozzarella, garden tomatoes, and basil - drizzled with balsamic glaze and topped with crunchy salt flakes. 
    5 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 225 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 small avocados or 2 large avocados
    • 1 cup small tomatoes such as grape or cherry quartered
    • 1 cup fresh mozzarella diced
    • ¼ cup fresh basil chiffonade
    • 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
    • 1 tablespoon basil infused oil optional
    • salt & pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, mozzarella and basil together. 
    • Cut avocados in half and remove the pit. Scoop out a bit of avocado flesh using a sharp spoon being careful not to mash the avocado. I used a round measuring tablespoon with thin edges.
    • Cut the scooped out avocado into similar size pieces and toss it gently with the tomatoes and cheese. Don't over mix. 
    • Spoon the stuffing into the avocado halves. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and top with crunchy salt such as Maldon or Cyprus Salt Flakes. 

    How to Eat Caprese Stuffed Avocados

    • Enjoy as an appetizer by going in directly with a fork or scooping it out onto a plate and eat as a salad. Or make it a meal by serving this on a bed of baby greens and grilled chicken. 

    Notes

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 372IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Caprese Stuffed Avocados that are primal low carb and GAPS compliant

    This post was originally published on June 28, 2017 and has since been updated.

     

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    Comments

    1. Lindsey Dietz says

      July 03, 2017 at 9:40 am

      I love that the "vehicle" here is avocado and not bread! Beautiful!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:38 am

        That's the best part!

        Reply
    2. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says

      July 03, 2017 at 9:51 am

      These look so delicious Anya! All of that fresh mozzarella in there!!! Swoon! So many yummy flavors all in one happy little avocado boat.

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:37 am

        Yes! Totally agree - love avocado boats.

        Reply
    3. Cristina Curp says

      July 03, 2017 at 10:57 am

      I love that you served it in boats. Chopped salads are so delicious to each, with a little bit of everything in each bite, but often don't present well. Serving it in avocado boats takes care of that! I just love it!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:37 am

        Thanks Cristina. I agree. Stuffed avocados are a hit right now!

        Reply
    4. linda spiker says

      July 03, 2017 at 3:46 pm

      I truly love everything Caprese!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 03, 2017 at 5:01 pm

        Agreed. One of the best flavor combos!

        Reply
    5. Joni Gomes says

      July 03, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      Oh my goodness, I would love this I just know it!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:36 am

        Thanks Joni. It's a hit here too.

        Reply
    6. Tina says

      July 03, 2017 at 6:01 pm

      Something about avocados.... they taste so good with so many things.... like caprese! This sounds so good <3

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:36 am

        I know right? Thanks Tina.

        Reply
    7. Hope says

      July 03, 2017 at 7:12 pm

      So many of my favourite things in these - avocado, basil, tomatoes - yum! I love the idea of freezing avocados, for some reason I have never thought to do it. It's winter for me at the moment and avocados are ridiculously expensive, if I had frozen some in summer I would be pretty happy right now! 🙂

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 04, 2017 at 9:35 am

        Enjoy the cooler temps. Heat will be there before you know it.

        Reply
    8. Irena Macri says

      July 04, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Summertime awesomeness!! I know where my farmer's market and garden bounty is going 😉

      Reply
    9. Michele Spring says

      July 04, 2017 at 3:31 pm

      These are so cool! Something I'd definitely be proud to put on a table for guests this summer for sure.

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 05, 2017 at 7:21 am

        It makes for nice presentation too. Thanks Michele.

        Reply
    10. Renee says

      July 04, 2017 at 4:11 pm

      This is just lovely Anya! We have to freeze avos over here in Michigan because they are so expensive! So when they go on sale (they never go below $1) I grab them up to freeze too! This is the perfect summer lunch - my girls will love it - thank you!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 05, 2017 at 7:21 am

        Awesome!! Enjoy Renee!

        Reply
    11. Jean says

      July 04, 2017 at 4:26 pm

      This looks amazing! I love avocado anything. And I didn't realize you can freeze them! I'll definitely have to try that out.

      Reply
    12. Jessica DeMay says

      July 07, 2017 at 5:22 pm

      These look amazing! I love all the fresh flavors and colors! Yum!

      Reply
    13. ChihYu says

      July 07, 2017 at 7:40 pm

      These stuffed avocado look so delicious ! Mouthwatering just looking at it !

      Reply
    14. Darryl Edwards says

      July 10, 2017 at 3:53 am

      This looks incredible! Love this avocado 'wrapper'!

      Reply
      • Anya says

        July 10, 2017 at 10:40 am

        Thanks Darryl.

        Reply
    15. Holley @ ThePrimalDesire.com says

      July 10, 2017 at 7:32 am

      These look amazing. great to take to go as well!

      Reply
    16. Becky Winkler says

      September 25, 2017 at 6:54 pm

      This looks like an ideal meal right here! Such a fabulous idea!!

      Reply
    17. thejellyfishbar says

      July 20, 2020 at 3:48 am

      It is a nice article and you explained in a detailed way. Nice to see this here. Thanks for sharing this to us.

      Reply
    18. Fitoru says

      September 15, 2020 at 10:18 pm

      I'd say this caprese stuffed avocado is so damn good, delicious as well as healthy. Nice article, great website amazing list of recipes.

      Reply

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