Sandi, a loyal reader and friend of Life’s a Picnic was the motivation for today’s post. She is the ideal food taster for my grand food experiments, a lover of food with a sense of adventure. Sandi is quick with praise but not afraid to express her opinion about changes that would improve the finished product.
After watching Rachael Ray on the Food Network Sandi suggested that I make a side dish Ray had made, Guacamole Stacks. Rachael has parlayed her pretty girl next door looks and personality to make herself the newest media mogul. It works for me. I was always a sucker for the pretty girl next door, I married her.
A couple of days later I saw a repeat of the show and decided to give it try. The basic premise is to use the components of guacamole and instead of mashing them up, stack them up. Ray rough cut hers and stacked them together. For my interpretation I used a ring mold to create a savory napoleon. Apply avocado first, ripe sweet tomatoes, sweet onion, salt and pepper. Repeat and then drizzle with vinaigrette of two parts fruity olive oil to one part fresh lemon juice. The juice of the tomato comingled with the dressing and created a sublime flavor.
Sandi loved it!
After watching Rachael Ray on the Food Network Sandi suggested that I make a side dish Ray had made, Guacamole Stacks. Rachael has parlayed her pretty girl next door looks and personality to make herself the newest media mogul. It works for me. I was always a sucker for the pretty girl next door, I married her.
A couple of days later I saw a repeat of the show and decided to give it try. The basic premise is to use the components of guacamole and instead of mashing them up, stack them up. Ray rough cut hers and stacked them together. For my interpretation I used a ring mold to create a savory napoleon. Apply avocado first, ripe sweet tomatoes, sweet onion, salt and pepper. Repeat and then drizzle with vinaigrette of two parts fruity olive oil to one part fresh lemon juice. The juice of the tomato comingled with the dressing and created a sublime flavor.
Sandi loved it!
Guacamole Napoleon
2 comments:
There is a restaurant in SoCal where I get something very similar every time I'm there. The main difference is that they also alternate equal amounts of queso fresco, and sprinkle with dried oregano and the dressing. Delicious. (Lucky for me I should be eating it about this time tomorrow!)
Wow, Greg. Guacamole Napoleon Dynamite!
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