Entertain with ease: Avocado, garlic and cheese pull-apart bread

Impress friends and family with this fabulous and easy pull apart.

Time to prepare: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients

1 loaf sourdough bread

1 ripe avocado, peeled and halved lengthways

1 tbs olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbs lemon juice

1½ cups grated 3-cheese mix

Salt and pepper to season

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan-forced.

2. Using a sharp knife, deeply cut the bread into a honeycomb pattern (don’t cut through the base of the loaf).

3. Scoop avocado flesh into a bowl and add oil, garlic and lemon juice and seasoning, and lightly mash with a fork.

4. Gently ease bread open and spoon avocado mixture into the loaf.

5. Repeat using cheese.

6. Place loaf onto a large sheet of foil and loosely wrap. Place on a baking tray and bake for 12 minutes.

7. Uncover and bake for a further 8-10 minutes until hot and golden.

Recipe courtesy of Australian Avocados. Republished with permission of Wyza.com.au.