Avacodos!

SimplyHealthyDess
SimplyHealthyDess Posts: 2 Member
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So I tried avocado for the first time this morning and I really disliked it. I know that its super good for me so I want to try it again. What are some good ways to make it that will help the bland taste?
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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I love them.
    But I particularly love guacamole, avocado mixed in cottage cheese, avocado on toast, baked avocado with an egg....

    and just: with a spoon.
  • cossmoss15
    cossmoss15 Posts: 509 Member
    Thin slices on a sandwich. Or small cubes in a salad. I put a bit in my smoothie. But guacomole is the best!
  • MlleKelly
    MlleKelly Posts: 356 Member
    I made black bean & avocado enchiladas from BudgetBytes.com the other day and I LOVE THEM. I double the amount of avocado in the recipe and make it spicy.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    cossmoss15 wrote: »
    Thin slices on a sandwich. Or small cubes in a salad. I put a bit in my smoothie. But guacomole is the best!

    It's awesome in a smoothie.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    That's why God created quacamole.
  • LoriCARoberts
    LoriCARoberts Posts: 32 Member
    Its a good cheese-like substitute for adding to eggs, etc. I could eat them plain. I love avocados.
  • CallyBeth08
    CallyBeth08 Posts: 50 Member
    I just put a pinch of salt over some sliced avocado, or a little bit of soy sauce. Otherwise I mash it up, add chopped onion and your favorite salsa, lime juice, pinch of salt- have it as a guac topping on a salad or something. Maybe with chips. Just have to make sure you're eating them when they're ripe. If they're super hard, they're not ready. If it looks like an over ripe green/black banana inside, too ripe. Small window for maximum flavor. Oh, you could also mash it up really well, and replace your mayo with it. I've done that before. I always have to add just a tiny bit of salt to it, because it doesn't have much flavor on its own.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Avocados are good for you, but if you really don't like them there's no point in eating them. That said, I like them on a BLT, usually in place of the lettuce or sprinkle them with seasoned salt or sea salt.
  • EllaLeahB
    EllaLeahB Posts: 310 Member
    They've got to be ripe or they don't taste so good. Maybe you will like guacamole, but there are several different ways to make that too. I personally love avocados.
  • peanutbuttertuesday
    peanutbuttertuesday Posts: 192 Member
    chop it up and put some in a salad. yummm
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    There's so many options.

    Mixed into scrambled eggs.
    Added to a chicken and mayo sandwich.
    Bacon, egg, cheese, avocado toastie.
    Tossed into a salad.
    Tuna, egg, mayo, avo salad.

    I could go on and on, i love them!
  • eels4peels
    eels4peels Posts: 229 Member
    Smoothie! I add avocados to smoothies or have even made avocado ice cream. Don't Judge.
  • tahxirez
    tahxirez Posts: 270 Member
    Anything you used mayo for, they are good in baking, on sandwiches or salads, and of course guacamole is god's gift to people. When I make avocado toast I add sliced tomato and a sprinkle of salt and onion powder...mmmm...I'm hungry :)
  • ANewCrystal4Life
    ANewCrystal4Life Posts: 121 Member
    cut an avocado into 6 slices and wrap 1/2 a piece of bacon around each slice. sprinkle of chili powder and bake at 425 for 12 mins. So good and I am NOT a big fan of avocado. Seen this ...tried it and loved it.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I make a tuna salad and scoop it on a 1/2 avocado. YUM!
  • getupforchange
    getupforchange Posts: 86 Member
    It's amazing in a salad with orange or peach. Even works well together with strawberries. Other than that it's great in wraps or on toast. I usually like to put some sea salt or garlic salt on top.
  • AmberSpamber
    AmberSpamber Posts: 391 Member
    There are so many way to eat avocado, but one of my favorite ways is to make slices in each direction without removing the meat of the avocado, put a little hot sauce in the slices, little salt, add some motz. cheese and throw under the broiler. The cheese melts into a crisp, and the warm avocado is sooo good.
  • Texas_Toast_27
    Texas_Toast_27 Posts: 14 Member
    Lemon juice, olive oil, and coarse sea salt. Mash them together with a fork and it is heaven in your mouth.
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    Avocados - make sure they're ripe. In between rock hard and mushy to the touch. A slight yield when you squeeze.

    They take on other flavors well - salt is a good idea to enhance their flavor a bit, and they're also great with spicy flavors and lime. Hot pepper flakes, hot peppers, hot sauce, sriracha. Also pair very well with eggs. You might want to incorporate them first as a garnish to other foods: a few cubes on your chili, a few slices with scrambled eggs, on top of nachos, as a spread for sandwiches instead of mayo. . . .
  • nemesis46
    nemesis46 Posts: 4 Member
    Take half of an avocado and spread it on toast with an egg on top. The other half use as a spread as well on toast,top it with some radishes,salt,pepper.
  • demorelli
    demorelli Posts: 508 Member
    Mash it on toast instead of Mayo for sandwiches

    Add some chopped onion, a dash of salt, a little lemon juice, and if you're feeling bold a spoonful of hot salsa for a simple guacamole

    Or just put a little salt or fresh lemon juice on before eating
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited February 2017
    guacamole dip...I also use it as a spread in lieu of mayo for some things...spread on toast and topped with a fried egg...I use it in lieu of mayo in things like egg salad, tuna salad, etc...sliced on salads or sandwiches...sometimes I just eat it with a spoon with some kosher salt...

    ETA: if you don't like avocado though, don't eat avocado...they are a good source of healthy fats and other vitamins and minerals, but you can get all of those things with other foods too. I can't imagine not liking avocado, but at the same time, it's pretty much a staple food where I live so I've been eating them most of my life.
  • jennbpbc
    jennbpbc Posts: 8 Member
    It is bland on it's own (however I still like it with just a spoon) so I add salt, pepper and garlic powder to it and add it to omelets or turkey wraps. I also like to roll it up in deli sliced turkey and eat it for lunch.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    jennbpbc wrote: »
    It is bland on it's own (however I still like it with just a spoon) so I add salt, pepper and garlic powder to it and add it to omelets or turkey wraps. I also like to roll it up in deli sliced turkey and eat it for lunch.

    Ah I forgot...I do like them in omelettes as well...
  • jagodfrey08
    jagodfrey08 Posts: 425 Member
    edited February 2017
    I spread half an avocado on my toast. Then, I top it with a little salt and pepper, a cheesy scrambled egg, and pico de gallo. Other than guacamole or cubed in a chef salad, this is the only way I will eat it regularly.
  • need2belean
    need2belean Posts: 358 Member
    If you don't like it. Don't eat it. There are other ways to get healthy fats in. I only like them with the avocados are perfectly ripe. A little old or brown and they make me sick. So, I just don't buy them until they're in guacomole at a restaurant. At least then, I know they'll be good. I typically just add a tbs of olive oil to some of my meals. Tastes better IMO.
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,237 Member
    edited February 2017
    A lot of it has to do with the texture. Like I can't stand slices of avocado on top of a salad, but mix it with a tasty vinaigrette and we're in business!

    COWBOY CAVIAR

    Vinaigrette:

    ¼ cup Avocado Oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    ¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar
    1 tsp garlic powder
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp pepper

    Whisk vinaigrette together and pour over the following ingredients and stir to combine:

    1 can black beans, drained
    1 can white sweet corn, drained
    2 roma tomatoes, diced
    2 avocados, diced
    1 bunch green onions, tops only, chopped
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    edited February 2017
    I either use it in turkey roll ups:

    thick slice of deli turkey
    glaze of mayo
    S&P
    couple of thin tomato slices
    couple of thin avocado slices
    couple of strips of roasted pepper

    roll and toothpick or tie, until eaten

    OR, I make guacamole:

    6 avocados diced
    2 heirloom tomatoes diced (I especially like Purple Cherokees)
    half a red onion, diced fine
    1 jalapeno, seeded and diced fine
    2 tsp good chili powder
    1 tsp cumin
    1/2 tsp ground sage
    S&P to taste
    pinch of cayenne, optional (no sense in making it hot just to be hot...go for depth of flavor)
    juice from half a lime, maybe a couple of scrapes of lime zest.

    Combine all, remove clothing and eat!

    I happen to LOVE avocado, so I eat it with many other foods as a vegetable and healthy fat, alongside eggs, in salads, as a side element on a buffet lunch platter, etc. There are also many great dressing recipes that use avocado.

    Experiment! Many reasons to love avocado...

    Also, you can derive many of the same benefits from avocado oil.

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