Chef Michael Recipe: Avocado-n-Goat Cheese
4 ounces goat cheese
5 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled
Juice of one lime
½ teaspoon hot sauce
Kosher salt, to taste
Several twist of the pepper mill
French baguette, sliced
Tiny tomatoes, cut in half
English/hot house cucumbers, sliced
Place all ingredients (except bread, tomatoes, and cucumbers) in a bowl and mash with a fork. The end result should NOT be smooth. Serve surrounded with the sliced baguette, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
Recipe created by Chef Michael H. Flores • ©2009 Mis En Place, LLC
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[Photo by Tracy Maurer] [Food styling by Mary Ellen Rose]Chef Michael has taken a childhood passion for cooking and turned it into an evolving lifelong profession in the culinary arts. Today he is a renowned chef, author, and television personality with an impressive food product line. Despite his formal training at the Culinary Institute of America, Michael focuses on providing simple solutions for encouraging families to get back to the table. More than a gourmet, he’s a creator and innovator, a man who is using his talent to give back to the community and to spread the philosophy of fine food and healthy living across the continent.
Since early childhood he has honed his cooking skills and tasting talents, taking both to new heights through formal training and endless experimentation. While attending the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, Michael worked as chef-intern to Chef Susan Spicer of New Orleans’ acclaimed Bayona. Upon graduating with honors from the CIA, Michael returned to San Antonio to begin his career, infusing every dish he creates with his love of the multicultural richness that has so influenced his life.