Best way to eat avocado?

I've never eaten an avocado in my life and I recently bought one. So I was wondering what would be the best and yummiest ways to try it out?
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  • well, I really like it with eggs. Scramble up some eggs, cut an avocado in half, salt it a bit, and eat together.
  • beamie2687
    beamie2687 Posts: 95 Member
    I love to use it in place of mayo on a BLT!
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    In guacamole!
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Cut it in half, remove the pit, lightly salt it, eat with spoon or fork.


    Seriously legit just like that.

    I used to be scared of them but now I absolutely love them.
  • Alishamarie48879
    Alishamarie48879 Posts: 92 Member
    On anything!

    Dice it up and put it on eggs, or in a wrap/sandwich, on tacos, in a quinoa bowl, i eat it with everything.
  • Plain with a little salt
  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    sliced in a salad
  • toonces80
    toonces80 Posts: 23 Member
    I like to use it in a lot of different ways.

    With my morning eggs, cubed on salad, cubed and mixed with pasta but my favorite way is as a mayo replacement. I mash it up, add a little salt and then spread on bread/tortilla.

    Thinly sliced and added to sandwiches are good too.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    They are delicious with a shake of onion salt and some pepper. :)


    They are amazing in guacamole. I also use them mashed in place of mayo for chicken salad sandwich (with green onion, fresh cilantro, and lime juice - OMG - sooooo yummy!)
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    My favorite way is cubed in a bowl of black bean soup with low fat sour cream and salsa.
  • JustLindaLou
    JustLindaLou Posts: 376 Member
    All of the above LOL!!! I love them. I will glady come help you eat yours :happy:

    I dice them up and put them on and in everything - soup, salad, sandwiches, eggs, guacamole (which I don't make often due to the chips :wink: ), and scoop it straight out of the shell and devour!! (In fact I usually buy at least one extra than what i think I will need because I know I will be "taste testing" that baby along the way!!!!)
  • lovinmyselfagain
    lovinmyselfagain Posts: 307 Member
    I like them plain-avocados are just that awesome. Enjoy :).
  • jaimeteague
    jaimeteague Posts: 95 Member
    They're my favourite!
    Mashed into guacamole with coriander, in salad, I also use it mashed instead of butter, and my favourite is an avocado sandwich - toasted granary bread with slices of avo a little salt and pepper and maybe a tiny squeeze of lemon juice!
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    I love it on a turkey sandwich or made into guacamole.
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    Bumping to get some ideas as well....I have eaten them once and just peeled off the leaves and dipped them in garlic butter and suck off the bottom end. I believe that is how we did it...lol Maybe not the healthiest way to eat it but It was good though!!:happy:
  • On anything!

    Yes! I eat them plain, with eggs, on a sandwich, in a salad, on top of burger, anything!
  • Sixalicious
    Sixalicious Posts: 283 Member
    I like mine mashed up and mixed with onion and garlic powder on a tuna sandwich with tomatoes, onions, and spinach.
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    Best way is to give that fat-stick to someone else.

    Sorry - venting - I used to be a cook waaay back in the day and made tons of guacamole...still hate the fruit.
  • Bumping to get some ideas as well....I have eaten them once and just peeled off the leaves and dipped them in garlic butter and suck off the bottom end. I believe that is how we did it...lol Maybe not the healthiest way to eat it but It was good though!!:happy:

    I think you are talking about an artichoke, not an avocado.
  • opuntia
    opuntia Posts: 860 Member
    It's lovely with prawns and cucumber.
  • lauraaltman1
    lauraaltman1 Posts: 6 Member
    Eat it with your favorite Italian salad dressing or my favorite way is with a this simple dressing,a little vinegar with garlic powder and pepper (salt to taste.optional) mixed together, then add avocado,mix gently and it makes a creamy dressing all over the avocado. Make sure it is ripe. It is ripe when it has some give when you press it with your thumb. Enjoy!!
  • PAWeissenstein
    PAWeissenstein Posts: 37 Member
    All of the above but also try it with a squirt of lemon juice and a teaspoon of mayonnaise. My parents used to serve it that way to my brothers and me for a quick breakfast.

    The other thing to remember is that, like an apple, avocado oxidizes rather quickly so the lemon will prevent that. This is very important especially if you are going to only eat a half and put the other half in the refrigerator. Be sure it's ripe (a little soft) before you eat it.

    My biggest suggestion would be to go to a farmer's market or greengrocer and talk to someone not only about recipes and ways to eat it but also on how to tell a perfectly ripe avocado since these days it is too easy to get one that is overripe.

    Oh - and the fat/oil in an avocado are among the healthiest in a food that you can eat. It's way up there!
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    In a smoothie with banana, spinach, greek yogurt and orange juice.
  • KrazyAsianNic
    KrazyAsianNic Posts: 1,227 Member
    sliced or smashed into the bread of a sandwich, quacamole made from my bullet, spread on toasted toast with an egg on top, sliced on top of an omlette, cubed into a salad... There's many ways to eat an avacado and it can replace so many different things and make your meal that tiny bit healthier.

    Tip: When you remove the seed, i find the best way is to gently tap a sharp knife into it and twist. It should come off on the knife. Just be careful not to hurt yourself removing it from the knife.
  • KAR1959
    KAR1959 Posts: 4,350 Member
    Sliced on a turkey sandwich. I make great guacomole and toast pita's to use as chips instead of high fat totilla chips. Love avocado
  • jeanholly
    jeanholly Posts: 12 Member
    1/2 mashed or sliced onto sourdough toast with a bit of mayo and maybe a few small slices of raw onion- then a few drops of hot sauce..........
  • cathyb60
    cathyb60 Posts: 315 Member
    I noticed this topic on my way to another topic and I'm so glad I did. I bought my first avacado this week as well and was just asking my sister for ideas, she only had one and that was guacamole! Now I have lots! Can't wait to try some.

    Cathy
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    make sure they're ripe before you cut them. they should be dark but not mushy, mostly firm. It's hard to find ripe ones in the store, so put it in a bag with a banana until ripe.

    cut from top to bottom all the way around the pit. twit gently until it comes apart, you may need to cut it a bit more.

    it can be difficult to pop the pit out if it's not ripe enough.

    You should do most of the slicing and dicing while it's still in the shell and then gently scoop out with a spoon. If you're only going to use half of it, leave the pit in and wrap it tightly with saran wrap. if you're going to make a dip, add a dash or two of lemon/lime juice to keep it from turning brown.

    I like them sliced on sandwiches, i guac dip and just plain. They're really good but you may not like them until you find out how you like to eat them, everyone is different! **Oh, and burritos. yum.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    I noticed this topic on my way to another topic and I'm so glad I did. I bought my first avacado this week as well and was just asking my sister for ideas, she only had one and that was guacamole! Now I have lots! Can't wait to try some.

    Cathy

    **Most store bought guac has very little avocado in it. Hass is more superior than their florida avocado counterpart.
  • DJ2120
    DJ2120 Posts: 407 Member
    There is no wrong way to eat it! It's seriously one of my all time favorite foods!