Avocados with Cockles and Mussels

Name: Avocados with Cockles and Mussels
Ingredients: 4 oz cockles (110 g); salt, black pepper; ¼ pint extra thick (double) cream or whipped cream (150 ml); about ½ pint home-made mayonnaise with garlic (275 g); 6 oz mussels (175 g); 3 avocados; bunch parsley – finely chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1976

About

This is a quickly made stuffing for avocados which is a nice change from the usual prawns or vinaigrette.

Ingredients

3 avocados
4 oz cockles (110 g)
6

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the cockles and mussels in cold water for at least half an hour to get rid of excess vinegar. Rinse and drain. Stir the cream, salt and black pepper to taste into the mayonnaise and add the cockles, mussels and the finely chopped parsley. Cut the avocados in half and pile the mixture into each. Decorate with a sprig of parsley.