Recipes: Savory Avocado Puffs

• Serves:8

 

Tagged:
appetizer, avocado, dough, pastry, pate a choux, puffs,

Here's a savory appetizer that has it all--luscious cheesy pastry, creamy avocado and the bite of Soppressata. It's an unusual use of a pastry shell to build out something that will make a great pass around at your next party.

This is part of our Beyond Guacamole series.

Makes approximately 18 puffs, depending on size.

 

 

Foodie Byte

Soppressata is a type of Italian salami. You can substitute pepperoni or use almost any other salami meat.

Ingredients

Pate a Choux Dough:
4 Eggs
1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups shaved Parmesan cheese
1 cup flour
1 cup water
Filling:
2 avocados
1 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
5 oz. thin sliced Soppressata
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Preparation

The Pate a Choux Dough:
Preheat oven to 425
In a medium pot bring water and butter to a simmer over medium heat.
Add flour and salt and stir quickly; the dough will form.
Continue to stir and allow the dough to fully absorb the water, continuously stirring.
Remove from heat and transfer to a mixing bowl.
Add in 1 cup shaved Parmesan and mix until well integrated.
Now that the cheese has been added and the dough has begun to cool, temper in the four eggs, stirring vigorously until they become well integrated into the dough.
Place mixture in a pastry bag and pipe onto a parchment lined baking sheet in 1” to 2” mounds, depending on the size of puff you want. F
latten the tips with a spoon as they will otherwise burn.
Cook in oven for 10 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 350 and continue to cook for 15-25 minutes depending on the size.
Allow to dry; you may want to cut off tops and remove the filament to make room for the filling.
Avocado Puff Filling:
Peel and mash 2 avocados into a food processor.
Add in minced garlic, 1 cup shredded Parmesan, chopped cilantro, and ground black pepper.
Pulse until will integrated.
The Build:
Once your puffs have cooled, split them and add a folded slice of soppressata inside the opening to form a cradle for the avocado filling, add in 1 tablespoon of the avocado filling, and gently press the puff back together.

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