Paltas Rellenas- Stuffed Avocados

1. In Peru, where this recipe originated, the avocados are stuffed with potatoes with yellow flesh.
2. If you want the authen- tic look, add a couple of drops of yellow food colouring to the potato mixture.
3. Peeli 12 cooked prawns and set aside.
4. Chopi 3 cobs of corn into 4-5 cm rounds and steam or boil until tender.
5. Steami or boil 500 g of potatoes until tender.
6. drain and mash very smooth.
7. Mixi in tablespoons grated onions, 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (or to taste), 3 tablespoons olive oil and salt and white pepper to taste.
8. Cut 3 large avocados in half remove the stones and fill with the potato mixture.
9. Put on serving plates and top each half with 2 prawns and 2- 3 black olives.
10. Add corn rounds to the plates.
11. Serve warm or at room temperature.
12. From an article by Meryl Constance in The Sydney Morning Herald, 7/13/93.
13. Courtesy Mark Herron.