Favorite things to do with an Avocado

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  • mytime60
    mytime60 Posts: 176 Member
    I love them plain just to eat. I also make guacamole with a little fresh onion, garlic lime juice and pepper and salt to taste. Yesterday I had a couple sitting here and we made BLT's for supper, so I sliced one up and put on the BLT. Yummy.
  • GreyEyes21
    GreyEyes21 Posts: 241 Member
    I personally like it on tuna melts, plain, in mexican or these two strange ways


    Avacado Fries
    -1/2 in olive oil heated in pan
    -1/2 in avacado slices
    -1-2 eggs (mixed up)
    -1/4 c whole wheat flour
    -1/4 c multigrain crackers crushed (Trader Joes green and white box are best)

    mix up the egg and set aside, combine flour and crushed crackers, roll avacado slices in egg mixture, then press into flour/cracker mixture. Place in oil and fry till crispy. It's a very healthy replacement to french fries and tastes AMAZING. High in fat so watch the ammount you eat.....approx 1/4 avacado per person.


    Chocolate Avacado (Never tried was told by someone it was good)
    -1 avacado
    -2t hersheys baking powder (unsweetened)
    -3t agave

    squish and refrigerate and enjoy.
  • jonnysgirl1701
    jonnysgirl1701 Posts: 11
    Half avocado, crack egg, in to pit hole, sprinkle salt and pepper, bake and enjoy its delicious!
  • xokatelynmariexo
    xokatelynmariexo Posts: 84 Member
    loved them sliced on sandwiches and burgers, with my eggs, and on my salads.
  • Apiljax
    Apiljax Posts: 2
    :smile:
  • mytime60
    mytime60 Posts: 176 Member
    I put an avocado (peeled of course) in a blender with some olive oil and a little Italian dressing and blended til smooth. Then tossed in less than a quarter cup of parm cheese and blended again. It made a pretty decent Alfredo substitute for my spaghetti squash.


    This sounds wonderful, I Can't wait to try it! :love:
  • Rennae9
    Rennae9 Posts: 61 Member
    I LOVE AVOCADOS! :love: :love: :love:

    Here is my list:

    Chicken Avocado Salad- saute chicken breast, put avocado, garlic and chicken and salt and pepper in food processor. Eat with crackers or bread

    Avocado and Chickpeas- smash together with garlic salt and pepper. eat with crackers or bread

    Avocado grilled cheese

    Avocado smoothies!!!

    My list could go on forever but those are the recipes I use the most. I forgot to add my MOST favorite way to eat them>>>>>Plain with just a spoon to scoop out the goodness!
  • amelia_atlantic
    amelia_atlantic Posts: 926 Member
    I love avos!

    They're great on eggs (on top of omelettes)
    egg salad with avocado instead of mayo and a little mustard
    poached egg on a slice of toast covered in avocados

    Use avocado in place of mustard or mayo on sandwich (sometimes in the place of cheese)

    In salads
  • KellyMirth
    KellyMirth Posts: 153
    I never liked them until recently either, now I love them. My favorite way to eat them is to mash one up with a little sea salt and a squeeze of lime and then mix it up with chicken. I either eat it as is or put on a tortilla. I use it in place of mayonnaise.
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    California rolls! Or any variations - avocados are great in sushi rolls. Great in sandwiches and salads.

    And, most recently I've had avocados like this...

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    oatmeal w/ two eggs poached in, center cut bacon (lower fat than regular bacon), and hot sauce.

    And avocado + mango salsa (use roasted tomatillos instead of tomatoes).
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    I like it mashed on toast with scrambled eggs on top! OMG! Great breakfast.
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    On average I eat 1/4 of an avocado a day... some days it's more.

    My favorite ways are as follows:

    -Mixed in fat free cottage cheese with tomatoes, onions, and pepper.
    -Sliced and put on Everything Bagel thins, topped with a fried egg (or egg whites), tomato slices and sauteed spinach
    -Taco dip (ground beef, taco seasoning, plain fat free Greek yogurt, diced tomato, lime juice and reduced fat Mexican cheese blend) with homemade tortilla chips (made with flatout wraps)
    -Tossed in a salad with boiled eggs, shrimp and crab meat
  • abetterjune
    abetterjune Posts: 219
    I like to have just slices of avocadoes but I don't usually want to eat the whole avocado at once....my problem is keeping it to stay fresh...it turns brown really quickly for me. I've tried to leave the pit in the other half...I heard that helps it. Anyone like to share their suggestions??

    Sprinkle the part you are not using with lime juice and wrap tightly. Turns a little brown but not nearly as bad if I don't use the lime juice.

    Save the other half of peel and put it back on before you wrap it in plastic.
  • MrsAlcalde
    MrsAlcalde Posts: 261 Member
    Love it sliced over my spanish rice and black beans
  • eponine1976
    eponine1976 Posts: 143 Member
    My 5 month old baby likes homemade Avocado baby food (I just pureed it with water in the food processor).
  • bsudano
    bsudano Posts: 13 Member
    Here's my favorite excerpt from John Thorne's book Outlaw Cook:

    "How to Eat an Avocado (you think you know how, but you don't).
    First of all, it must be a perfectly ripe Hass avocado (small, dark green, and with an alligator's crumply skin). Cut it in half and gently pop out the seed. Set each half, cut side up, in a shallow bowl. Now, in a separate dish, mix together (for every two halves) about a spoonful of olive oil, a good squeeze of fresh lime, a few drops of Tabasco, and a pinch of coarse salt. Mix this well and dribble a fair share into each avocado half. Now fall to, eating the avocado out of its skin with a teaspoon, catching a bit of the dressing with each bite. A little buttered bread is good with this; the oil and lime juice can be further enhanced, if you like, with a morsel of crushed garlic and, instead of the Tabasco, a sprinkle of powdered cayenne. God didn't make the avocado just for guacamole."

    I also like to add a little cumin, chili powder, black pepper or cilantro sometimes :smile:
  • Marianeyda
    Marianeyda Posts: 60 Member
    I LOVE THEM IN CHICKEN ENTOMATADAS....WRAP UP TORTILLAS WITH CHICKEN...

    USING BLENDER
    ADD GREEN TOMATILLO
    --AVOCADO
    **GARLIC
    --CILANTRO
    **SOUR CREAM
    **GREEN CHILE OPTINAL
    ....WARM ON STOVE OPTINAL
    BLEND ALL TOGETHER AND POUR OVER (ENCHILADAS/EMTOMATADAS)
  • Marianeyda
    Marianeyda Posts: 60 Member
    YOU CAN CUT THE AVOCADO IN HALF AND PELL, INSERT SOME TUNA SALAD!
  • southernGeorgiagirl
    southernGeorgiagirl Posts: 7
    I use it on sandwiches instead of mayo or I cut it up in a salad
  • apehl
    apehl Posts: 13
    I LOVE avocado's.

    My fav way is just 1/2 avocado on toast with a pinch of salt and pepper.

    Or, 1 can of tuna with 1/2 avocado and squeeze of lemon juice.

    I've also tried avocado ice cream - I don't know what was in it, but somehow it was delicious!

    I could live off of avocado's..
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I usually just put one in my pocket and bring it to the bar with me. Chicks dig dudes that rock avocados during last call.

    I'll cook chorizo and potatoes, make divets in the potatoes with a spoon so I can crack an egg into it and layer it with avocado.

    Hate them in sandwiches

    Love them with eggs

    Maybe try this some time:

    Two pieces of bread, one with almond butter
    Sauteed Kale or spinach in coconut oil
    Put the sauteed spinach/Kale on the bread and use half an avocado to layer it
    Make sandwich

    Also known as, The Renergy Sandwich v1 (feel free to google it)
  • igsalem
    igsalem Posts: 69 Member
    Great thanks...I will try that.
  • toffee322
    toffee322 Posts: 186 Member
    i saw a recipe and made an avocado pasta salad, it's really yummy.. just mash the avocado and mix it with cooked pasta.. add some lemon juice, olive oil and pepper. it's really good and healthy. however, the only thing i hate is that avocado doesn't last long.. they ripe so fast and can't store in the fridge for long
  • Cattwalk
    Cattwalk Posts: 8
    I love Avocados as well as my kids and friends.

    1. Sliced on chicken or turkey burgers
    2. In turkey wraps with bacon bits
    3. in lettuce salads, or cobb salad with bacon and hard boiled eggs
    4. Avocado Citrus Salad
    5. On Fish tacos

    and of course Guacamole!
  • INFJ
    INFJ Posts: 86 Member
    Love this thread! Can't believe I didn't see it before starting the Guacamole one. This --- way better ;)
  • kellie1020
    kellie1020 Posts: 11
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/avocado-egg-salad.html#more

    This is honestly the best thing ever! :D
  • wcasie
    wcasie Posts: 299 Member
    i throw them in the trash lol
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
    eat them... straight up.. cut it in half smoosh it... put it on toast and nom nom nom.
  • txbutterfly69
    txbutterfly69 Posts: 115 Member
    I like it just on one of those nopal corn tortillas. Heat up the tortilla (only 20 calories) and spread the avocado, sprinkle a tiny bit of sea salt and just enjoy. Love my avocado only tacos.
  • Lainnee
    Lainnee Posts: 61 Member
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