Appetizer Menus

Everyone knows the genuine California avocado makes guacamole to perfection, but that's just the beginning. Add excitement and profit to your appetizer menu with lively, seasoned dipping sauces that use roughly mashed California avocado as the base.

These enticing preparations make perfect partners with such tasty tidbits as chicken wings, raw vegetables, and shrimp. And versatile is the word. These same sauces provide a nutritious, lower-calorie alternative to mayonnaise on sandwiches. They also accompany grilled meats, poultry, seafood, and omelets, to make them worth a better price. Add them to your menu today.

YIELD: 24 Servings (1/4 cup each)
INGREDIENTS and WEIGHTS/MEASURES
California Avocados-6 (3 pounds)

• Lemon juice-1/3 cup
  
• Finely chopped onion-1/3 cup
  
• Chopped garlic-2 tablespoons
  
• Dried thyme-1-1/2 teaspoons
  
• Salt-1-1/2 teaspoons
  
• Coarsely ground black pepper-1/2 teaspoon
  
• White pepper-1/4 teaspoon
  
• Cayenne pepper-1/4 teaspoon or to taste

METHOD
Roughly mash avocado. (Texture should not be smooth.) Fold remaining ingredients into avocado. Chill 1 hour to marry flavors. Serve with onion flowers, fried vegetables, chicken wings or use as a topping for grilled meat, poultry, fish or egg dishes.

YIELD: 24 Servings (1/4 cup each)
INGREDIENTS and WEIGHTS/MEASURES
California Avocados-6 (3 pounds)

• Lemon juice-1/3 cup
  
• Roasted garlic-4 heads
  
• Chopped garlic-1/2 tablespoon
  
• Chopped parsley-1/4 cup
  
• Dried oregano-1/2 tablespoon
  
• Salt-1/2 tablespoon
  
• Coarsely ground black pepper-1/2 teaspoon

METHOD
Roughly mash avocado. (Texture should not be smooth.) Fold remaining ingredients into avocado. Chill 1 hour to marry flavors. Serve with onion flowers, fried vegetables, chicken wings or use as a topping for grilled meat, poultry, fish or egg dishes.

California Avocado Commission, 1251 E. Dyer Road Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92705-5631. Tel: 714-558-6761; Fax: 714-641-7024.