Avocados stuffed with fresh cheese and mushrooms

Avocados stuffed with fresh cheese and mushrooms

Appetizers

Half an avocado filled with a creamy cheese, sautéed mushrooms, walnuts, and herbs, baked in the oven. A vegetarian appetizer.

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Avocado pairs well with a creamy white sauce and mushrooms. This vegetarian dish is served hot as an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodPan-fry, then bake in the oven.
  • Estimated cost$9.95 $4.98 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $5.98
  • $1.46
  • $0.51
  • $0.21
  • $0.13
  • $0.80
  • $0.66
  • $0.06
  • $0.01
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the mushrooms into small pieces and finely dice the onion. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan, and cook the onion until it becomes translucent. Then, add the mushrooms and let them simmer.
  3. Mash the ricotta with a fork until it forms a smooth cream, then mix it with the mushrooms, parsley, and walnuts. ≈ 4 min
  4. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pit, then scoop out the flesh, leaving about 1 cm of flesh along the skin. ≈ 8 min
  5. Crumble the recovered flesh with a fork, drizzle with lemon juice, and add it to the filling. Season with salt and pepper, then fill the avocado halves. ≈ 10 min
  6. Place the stuffed avocados in the oven for 10 minutes.

The bill

Avocados stuffed with fresh cheese and mushrooms

  • 2 avocados$5.98
  • 200 g of Greek yogurt$1.46
  • 100 g of mushrooms$0.51
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley$0.80
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts$0.66
  • lemon juice$0.06
  • salt$0.01
  • pepper$0.13

Total$9.95

that's $4.98 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 avocados
  • 200 g of Greek yogurt
  • 100 g of mushrooms
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts
  • lemon juice
  • salt
  • pepper

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