Fen Celery with Walnuts and Avocado

1 bunch of fresh Fen celery, thinly sliced
3 spring onions, very thinly sliced
2oz chopped walnuts
2 large ripe avocado, peeled and sliced length ways
Lemon juice
Soured Cream or Cottage Cheese to serve
Fresh herbs to garnish

Mix the celery, spring onions and walnuts on a serving plate. Place the avocado slices in a decorative pattern on top. Sprinkle with a little lemon juice. 

Place a good dollop of the soured cream of cottage cheese in the centre.

Garnish with your favourite fresh herbs and serve.

Warm Avocado and Soft Cheese - Quick Snack

This is a great quick lunch snack for two people. Slightly unusual, but well worth a go if you're tired of having cold lumps of avocado in a salad!

 Ingredients

2 Avocados
Juice of 1 Lemon
5 ounces (125g) Cream (Curd) Cheese
5 Celery Sticks, chopped quite finely
6 dried Apricots, chopped
A small amount of ground rock salt and black pepper to taste
2 ounces (50g) White Cheshire or Stilton Cheese (any good crumbling cheese will do)


Method

Slice avocados in half lengthwise and remove the stone. Carefully remove the flesh, ensuring you don't break the skins. Rub the inside of the skins with lemon juice.

Mix the avocado flesh with cream cheese, celery and apricots. Season to taste. Place back in the skins. Sprinkle with crumbled pieces of your chosen cheese

Place under a medium-high grill and cook until the cheese has melted and starting to brown on the top.

Serve hot and on a bed of salad to finish the look!

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Whilst all the cheese involved doesn't make this a diet food, its a wonderful yummy treat for when you've been good and don't want to give in to chocolate!!