Lebanese Taverna Avocado Salad

Ingredients:

1) 4 Avocados - medium size and ripe
2) 1/2 cup Red Pepper - julienned
3) 1 Belgian Endive - chopped into 2" pieces
4) 2 Scallions - chopped
5) 1 large Tomato - diced
6) 2 tbs. Olive Oil - Extra Virgin
7) 3 tbs. Lemon Juice - freshly squeezed
8) 1/2 tsp. Salt
9) 1/4 tsp. White Pepper
10) 4 cloves Garlic

Directions:

1) Peel the avocado and dice (1" pieces) into a salad bowl.
2) Add the endive, tomato, scallion and red peppers.
3) Mash the garlic with the salt in a mortar and pestle. Then add the lemon juice, white pepper
and oil. Then mix in the mortar.
4) Toss everything together in the bowl and serve.

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