Description
A playful and festive Grinch avocado charcuterie board perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe avocados
- 1½ tablespoons lemon or lime juice
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- 2 large cucumbers, thinly sliced into rounds
- 1 small ball burrata or fresh mozzarella (hat trim)
- 1 mozzarella pearl (hat pom-pom)
- Black olives or olive paste (eyes & smile)
- Fresh dill or parsley (hair & eyebrows)
- Red bell pepper or salami slice (Santa hat)
- Salami or pepperoni slices (optional)
- Green olives (optional)
- Crackers or crostini (optional)
- Cheese cubes (optional)
Instructions
- Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl.
- Mash the avocado with lemon or lime juice, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- On a large board or serving platter, arrange the mashed avocado in the shape of the Grinch’s face.
- Use cucumber slices to create the Grinch’s body and details.
- Place the burrata or mozzarella for the hat trim on top of the avocado.
- Add the mozzarella pearl as the pom-pom on the hat.
- Create eyes and smile using black olives or olive paste.
- Flair the hair and eyebrows with fresh dill or parsley.
- Place a red bell pepper slice or salami as the Santa hat.
- Optionally, add salami or pepperoni slices, green olives, crackers, crostini, and cheese cubes around the board for extra variety.
Notes
- Adjust seasoning to personal taste.
- Use fresh ingredients for better flavor.
- This board is perfect to serve as a fun appetizer at Christmas parties.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 5mg