Avocado Endive Cups with Salsa

Avocado Endive Cups with Salsa

Ingredients

• 1 jar (12 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and finely chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped fennel bulb
• 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons diced jalapeno pepper
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 plum tomatoes, choppped
• 30 endive leaves
• Chopped fennel fronds

Instructions
In a small bowl, combine red peppers, fennel, olives, oil and cilantro; stir in 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.Fish-steaks-with-herbs.
In another bowl, mash avocados with a fork. Stir in lime juice, jalapeno, green onion, garlic, cumin, pepper sauce and the remaining salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes.
Spoon about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture onto each endive leaf; top each with about 1 tablespoon pepper mixture. Sprinkle with fennel fronds. Cool. Enjoy it!
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