The World's First Tweetalong - The Ingredients

The world’s first avocado “Tweetalong” takes place on Tuesday October 26^th from 7pm.

Thomasina Miers and Tom Parker Bowles are going head-to-head in an avocado themed cook-off in celebration of Avocado Week.

Both chefs will be preparing their favourite avocado dishes, and you can follow all the action live on Twitter from 7pm.

To sign up, follow http://twitter.com/AvocadoBrother

Ingredients you will need on the day are as follows:


Thomasina's chicken, avocado and basil salad with yoghurt and garlic dressing

2 Chicken breasts poached or roast chicken left from the weekend, torn into pieces

1 Hass avocado, sliced

8 baby tomatoes, halved or quartered

A small handful green beans, cooked to al dente

10 small jersey potatoes, steamed for 20 mins (optional)

1 small bunch of basil, leaves picked

2 handfuls of mixed salad leaves

Olive oil

Crostini bread

Juice of ½ lemon

200g Low fat Greek yoghurt

1tbsp Low fat crème fraiche

1 small clove garlic, crushed

½ tsp Dijon mustard

Pinch of sweet paprika

½ tbsp parsley, chopped (optional)

Small squeeze of lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

Tom Parker Bowles' Lime marinated prawn and avocado pittas

400 g small Atlantic prawns, peeled

4 Hass avocados, mashed

2 red onions, finely chopped

Pinch, sea salt

Small bunch of coriander, chopped

6 birds eye chillies, chopped/or half a Habenero if you want real heat/ or a couple of standard green chillies if you really can't face heat/finely chopped

1 lime, juiced

Fresh black pepper

6 mini pittas

2 limes, juiced

Big glug Tabasco

Sprinkle sea salt

Pepper