Avocado Halves in Red Sauce

Contributed by Jacques Pépin

Avocados are a great favorite of mine, and for a quick first course I often cut them in half, remove the pits with a knife, and using a large spoon, scoop out the entire contents from each half. Place an avocado half on each plate and sprinkle with a little coarse salt or fleur de sel. Mix a little mayonnaise with ketchup, Tabasco and a little water until creamy. Spoon on or around the avocado halves and sprinkle with some crushed spicy tortilla chips