Ingredients

  • 6 each guavas
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup mushrooms chopped
  • 1 tablespoon onions chopped
  • 1/2 cup green olives chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parsley leaves fresh, chopped
  • 4 teaspoons dill weed fresh, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
  • To prepare the guavas for stuffing, cut a thin slice from the top of the guava.
  • With a melon ball scoop or small spoon, remove the seeds and set the guavas aside.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet.
  • Add mushrooms, onion, green olives, herbs, salt and pepper; saute until vegetables are soft.
  • Remove the mixture from the flame; cool.
  • Stuff the guavas, filling them to the top.
  • Place stuffed guavas in a baking dish just large enough to hold them and sprinkle sesame seeds over the guava tops.
  • Bake for 1 hour, or until the fruit is tender.
  • Serve hot.