Caribbean Guacamole

Yields:8 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation20 minutes
Cooking25 minutes
Ready In1 hours

Ingredients

1/2 pound sweetbreads
2 tablespoons coconut flaked
1 small papaya ripe
1 large avocado ripe
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar

Directions

Cut bread into 1/4 inch thick slices, then cut diagonally into triangles.

Arrange in a single layer in a 10x15 inch pan.

Bake in a 300 degrees F. oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes; turn slices over halfway through baking.

Cool on racks.

If made ahead, wrap airtight and store at room temperature up to a day.

In a 7-8 inch frying pan, stir coconut over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

Pour from pan; set aside.

Cut papaya in half lengthwise.

Discard seeds and peel, leaving halves intact.

From 1 half, cut 2 lengthwise slices, each about 1/4" thick.

Dice remaining papaya; set fruit aside.

Cut avacado in half lengthwise.

Discard pit and peel, leaving halves intact.

From 1 half, cut 2 lengthwise slices, each about 1/4 inch thick.

Sprinkle slices with 1 teaspoon lime juice; set aside.

Dice remaining avacado and mix with remaining lime juice, sugar, and red chilies.

On a platter, arrange avacado mixture and diced papaya side by side in separate mounds.

Fan reserved avacado slices next to diced papaya, and reserved papaya slices next to avacado mixture.

Sprinkle with coconut.

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Fantastic recipe. The only thing I changed is I added 1/2 tsp of white pepper to the filling. I will use this again.