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Gorgonzola and avocado grill

Name: Gorgonzola and avocado grill
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 1 large Turkish loaf; 2 ripe avocados, sliced 1cm thick; 300g Gorgonzola dolce, crumbled; 2 witlof, leaves separated; 1/2 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced on an angle; 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced on an angle; 1 crisp green apple, halved, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

Oct 08, 2015

This Italianate take on an open toastie breaks loads of rules – most notably cooking avocado and being so guiltily rich. So eat it sparingly and definitely serve it with the suggested guilt-free salad of crisp leaves, apple and celery.

1 large Turkish loaf
2 ripe avocados, sliced 1cm thick
300g Gorgonzola dolce, crumbled

Side salad

2 witlof, leaves separated
1/2 telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced on an angle
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced on an angle
1 crisp green apple, halved, thinly sliced
1/2 cup (50g) walnuts, toasted, roughly chopped
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Method

1.

Preheat the grill to high.
2.

Toast the whole loaf of bread, upsidedown, for 2 minutes until golden. Remove from grill and top the untoasted side with avocado and Gorgonzola. Toast under the grill for 4 minutes until the cheese melts and runs over the avocado.
3.

Meanwhile, for the salad, toss the witlof, cucumber, celery, apple, walnuts and parsley together in a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper, then dress with lemon juice and olive oil.
4.

Cut the Turkish bread into wedges and serve immediately with the salad.