Avocado en Croûte
This golden avocado en croûte wraps whole spiced avocados stuffed with melted cheese in flaky pastry, creating a rich, buttery showstopper with avocado at its heart.

Ingredients
4 avocados
8 small pastry sheets (±12cm x 12cm)
100g cheddar cheese
For the spice mix:
2 tbsp. yellow mustard
1 tsp. curry powder
Sea salt and pepper
For the egg wash:
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp. water
A pinch of salt
To serve: 200ml of your favorite homemade or
store-bought gravy
Equipments
Kebab or satay skewer
Baking paper
For
4 people
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C gas mark 8. To defrost the pastry.
- Combine the spice mix ingredients together in a bowl, seasoning to taste.
- Slice off ¼ of the base of the avocado (the wide end) and remove the pit. This is slightly complicated to do while retaining the avocado’s shape so pierce the top of avocado with a skewer and push down on it gently so the pit comes out.
- Peel the skins off the avocados and dust the flesh with the spice mix.
- Stuff the avocados with cheese, pressing it into the hole left by the pit. Place each one cut side down on the center of a pastry sheet. Layer over a second pastry sheet, tuck the avocado in and press it lightly to remove any air pockets and to ensure the 2 layers have formed a seal.
- Cut off excess pastry following the edges
of the avocado to end up with a round pastry parcel. Use a sharp knife to press a pattern of your choice in the pastry. Repeat with the others. - Combine the ingredients for the egg wash together and brush it over all 4 avocado pastries. Put them on lined baking tray and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Heat the gravy. Serve the avocado en croûte right away, with gravy on the side.
