{"id":6260,"date":"2020-06-18T11:41:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T09:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T07:16:32","slug":"make-fathers-day-memorably-avo-licious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-west\/blog\/2020\/06\/18\/make-fathers-day-memorably-avo-licious\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Father\u2019s Day memorably avo-licious"},"content":{"rendered":"

What have you got planned for Father\u2019s Day on Sunday 21 June? Maybe forget the boring breakfast in bed \u2013 unless it\u2019s loaded avo on toast or kimchi avocado omelette, which goes without saying!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s South Africa, so there just has to be a braai later in the day. Hint: avocado is superb sliced onto grilled steaks, dressed in sharp vinaigrette and piled into chargrilled garlic mushroom caps or flaked with smoked fish into a pasta or salad!<\/p>\n

And to keep the winter chill at bay while Dad grills outdoors, make him a jug of invigorating avocado margarita<\/a> (virgin margaritas are delicious, too). The creamy smoothness of the avo combined with aromatic coriander, tart lemon juice, salt and sassy tequila is sure to add a bit of fire to his veins!<\/p>\n

All that\u2019s then needed is a rousing round of Dad Did You Know<\/a><\/em>? For instance, does he know avocados were once called \u201calligator pears\u201d? Well, the skin can look a bit crocodilian, but legend has it this was just a mispronunciation of the Spanish \u201cabogado\u201d, meaning lawyer, which they chose to use for the fruit because it sounded a lot like the original Nahuatl word, \u201cahuacatl\u201d.<\/p>\n

Or does Dad know that the margarita was most likely invented around 1938 by Carlos \u201cDanny\u201d Herrera at his restaurant Rancho La Gloria in Tijuana, Mexico, according to Smithsonian Magazine<\/a><\/em>. When asked to prepare a tequila cocktail he combined the traditional accompaniments of a tequila shot \u2013 salt and lime \u2013 with one or two extras and shook hard over ice. Pity Herrera didn\u2019t think to add avocado for the ultimate umami tipple!<\/p>\n

So go on, make Father\u2019s Day memorably avo-licious\u2026 but be sure to get him off to bed before anything goes pear-shaped!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For further information and avo recipes, visit www.avocado.co.za<\/a>, like @iloveavocadoSA.co.za<\/a> on Facebook and follow @iloveavossa<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Avocado Margarita<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serves 2<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n