No Mayo, But Still Creamy? How Can That Be?

I love the silky mouthfeel of an avocado! There is just something about the creaminess of avocados that really appeals to me. On its own, it is really rather bland and tasteless. Which makes it a perfect binder for a sandwich such as this.

Avocado takes on the flavor of your other ingredients and enhances whatever you mix it with. In this case, it will be the taste of the shrimp, the crunchiness of the cucumber and the tang of the feta cheese that the avocado will bring to your attention. This is quite unlike mayo (or “salad dressing!”) that has a very distinct flavor of its own, which often masks the other ingredients in a dish.

INGREDIENTS

½ lb. raw shrimp

Juice from ½ lemon

Salt

Fresh cracked black pepper

2 rounds flatbread

1 ripe avocado

1 small cucumber

⅓ cup feta cheese crumbles

1 Tbsp. fresh minced parsley

Juice from ½ lemon

DIRECTIONS

Peel, devein and wash the shrimp. Season with some salt, black pepper, and lemon juice. Set aside.

Preheat a medium-sized sauté pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the shrimp, cooking both sides until they have turned pink and opaque. When the shrimp are done, remove them to a bowl to cool.

Halve the avocado, remove the seed and dice. Place diced avocado in a mixing bowl and add lemon juice.

Dice cucumber and add it to the bowl with the avocado. Add the feta cheese, and season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Don’t overdo it, remember, you have also seasoned the shrimp.

Add the shrimp and stir gently to combine, incorporating all ingredients.

Warm the flatbreads and evenly divide the shrimp mixture between them. Fold over and serve.

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Quick Tip: To quickly dice an avocado without having to peel it, simply cut it in half and remove the seed. Then take a paring knife and make slices through the flesh, but not through the skin, lengthwise down the avocado. Then turn and make slices crosswise, across the width of the avocado. Make your dice as big or as small as you wish. Then take a spoon and run it between the flesh and the skin, neatly scooping out your diced avocado pieces.

Recipe courtesy of Lyuba Brooke at Will Cook for Smiles, photo courtesy of pinterest.com