Avocado Pàté

• 1 large ripe avocado
• juice of ½ lemon
• ½ (142-ml

Mash the avocado and mix in the lemon juice, soured cream, if used, and the cream cheese. Season well with salt and pepper, and crushed garlic.

Grill the bacon rashers until crisp and well browned. Allow them to cool and then crumble or chop them finely. Put the avocado mixture into a serving dish and sprinkle on the bacon bits.

If this pâté is to be made in advance the top laye