Tell me some things to do with avocados.

Hachface

See thread title. Preferably things that involve me eating the avocado. Preferably things that do not involve me eating many carbohydrates.

No guacamole recipes, please.

Here is an example of a thing I already like to do with avocados:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/2626/avocado-tuna-salad.html

adytum

Whole wheat bagel

1/2 tomato, sliced

1/2 avocado, sliced

A leeeeetle bit of cream cheese

Spinach leaves

Oregano

Salt to taste

Delicious. Not too many carbs. You can sub the bagel for whole wheat matzos but it can get a little crumbly.

EggyToast

My dad just eats a slice or two plain, with a little salt. Pairing it with a quarter-slice of tomato would probably be tasty as well.

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Avocados and no guac? I don't get it.

They're good in sandwiches. If you want less carbs you could not top them I guess. You can also eat them plain with a bit of mayo or salt.

DirtyDirtyVagrant

Prox in the AC was talking about how he eats them with just a bit of soy sauce (pit them, add a teaspoon of sauce maybe, and eat with spoon)

You can use them in salsas and salads to add some fat and body, and I've even seen Alton Brown make ice cream out of them, iirc.

Also, googling brought this up.

DHS Odium

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1104

Delicious.

EDIT: Actually the recipe we use is a little different, we mash up the avacado to a paste and spread on the tostada, then put grilled chicken on top. Optional tasty extras include a bit of lettuce, tomatoes, and red/green/yellow peppers.

Elin

Chop avocado, onion, tomato, toss with some shrimp, sprinkle some lime juice, maybe some salt and pepper. Eat like that or make into some lettuce wraps.

Regina Fong

Mix them in with scrambled eggs. Sprinkle them with lemon juice and put them on a salad. Spread them on toast as if they were cream cheese (carbs, oh noes!).

Kakodaimonos

Avocado Cake, with Avocado Buttercream Frosting:

For the cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
6 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup soft avocado (about 1 medium avocado), mashed until smooth and creamy
2 cups water
2 Tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the frosting:
8 ounces of avocado meat, about 2 small to medium, very ripe avocados
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 pound powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8 or 9-inch rounds. Set aside.

Sift together all of the dry ingredients except the sugar. Set that aside too.

Mix all the wet ingredients together in a bowl, including the super mashed avocado.

Add sugar into the wet mix and stir.

Mix the wet with the dry all at once, and beat with a whisk (by hand) until smooth.

Pour batter into a greased cake tins. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cakes cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely before frosting with avocado buttercream.

Frosting:
Peel and pit the soft avocados. It’s important to use the ripest avocados you can get your hands on. If the avocados have brown spots in the meat, avoid those spots when you scoop the meat into the bowl.

Place the avocado meat into the bowl of a stand mixer fit with the whisk attachment. Add lemon juice and whisk the avocado on medium speed, until slightly lightened in color and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.

Add the powdered sugar a little at a time and beat. Add vanilla extract until combined. If not using right away, store in the refrigerator. Don’t worry. It won’t turn brown!

Djeet

Bacon and Avocado (I do guac) on toast is a great sandwich by itself, though I think Tyler Florence had a recipe for such a sandwich that included turkey and fontina. Also this salad (low carb) is pretty great too.

bsjezz

avocado on wholegrain toast with a squeeze of lime and a crack of salt and pepper is the best breakfast

Fallingman

bsjezz wrote: »

avocado on wholegrain toast with a squeeze of lime and a crack of salt and pepper is the best breakfast

Captain Vash

I like to take avacado, fresh mixed greens, and throw em in a bowl with some balsamic vinegar dressing I make like this:

1 table spoon dijon mustard
approximately equal amount balsamic vinegar
amount of extra virgin olive oil equal to mustard/vinegar combined.

mix well and hard until completely emulsified.

pour on greens.
enjoy!

Al_wat

Slice avocado in half, take out pit.

Grease it with some olive oil, add salt and some lime juice. BBQ for 5-10 minutes. Done.

You can add stuff with it afterwards like sour cream or salsa or whatever. I usually dont add anything directly on it and just eat it with steak or something.

Food

plain avocados are great. you don't even really need to add salt. just grab a spoon.

CrossBuster

Corn tortilla + avocado + salt + a little hot sauce = a delicious snack

Or

Avocado ice cream

I'm dead serious. It tastes exactly like you're probably imagining it...but better...if that makes sense. It's seriously really good. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/avocado-ice-cream-recipe/index.html

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Avocado milkshakes are very common, and very tasty. I'd imagine the ice cream is about the same.

AresProphet

1. Cook some salad shrimp (the itty bitty ones, way smaller than 51-60 count) or larger shrimp chopped into bits.

2. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, salt, black pepper and reduce to a syrupy sauce in a pan. I eyeball the amounts, sorry for being so nonspecific.

3. Halve avocado, pit, rub lime juice over exposed flesh. Drizzle on sauce. Pile shrimps on, add more sauce. Eat.

illig

Avocado with Japanese Ginger dressing. That's all you need.

Sheep

Get one that is not quite ripe yet and slice it up for a burger.


Or mush it up with some garlic and use it to replace mayo on a burger.

Or chill that mush and spread it on some salmon.

cmsamo

(1) cut up avocado into small pieces
(2) hard boil a couple of eggs
(3) blend the two together (until you get a green smooth paste)
(4) add salt and pepper
(5) spread on crackers or oatcakes for a healthy snack

susan

I love putting slices of avocado on top of scrambled eggs with a bit of salsa poured over the top and maybe some beans on the side; very good, very healthy, next to no carbs.

Al_wat

If you like sushi and have any interest in trying to make your own, avocado is a pretty common ingredient.

celandine

Chopped hardboiled egg whites.
Chopped white onions.
Mashed avocado.
Salt.

Best spread ever.

cmsamo

celandine wrote: »

Chopped hardboiled egg whites.
Chopped white onions.
Mashed avocado.
Salt.

Best spread ever.

I beat you to it, 3 posts above.... Glad someone else enjoys this. It's phenomenal, and I would never ever have thought of making it / eating it if my gf hadn't done it first. I definitely think the OP should give it a try

Enc

The "hamburger" of South America is the Lomito, essentially a pork shop, avocado, mayo, and tomato sandwich. They are fantastic.

I also enjoy taking a good, ripe avocado, pummeling the hell out of the meat into a nice paste, and using it as a spread on mostly anything. A good avocado does not need seasoning. I've found it complements several types of fish pretty well (salmon and tilapia especially).

Nataneko

my boyfriend's mother makes a tasty tasty avocado salad. the best. I don't know her recipe exactly, but it involves:

peel the avocado, cut it in pieces.
cut an apple in small pieces too
add mustard and lemon juice
mix mix mix
add small cooked shrimp
mix

eat and rejoice!

CrossBuster

The BLTA (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado) sandwich is the thinking man's BLT.

This is probably the only application for which I prefer Miracle Whip over regular mayonnaise.

azith28

I never needed to add much to avacado to enjoy it. Usually just a little red wine vingar and maybe a little italian dressing, salt, pepper. delicious.

I could eat them every day...little expensive for that tho and I thought avacados were one of the fattiest vegtables or high in carbs arent they?

joshofalltrades

Going to agree that plain avocados with some salt and pepper are the best. But I'm interested to try some of the other things mentioned in this thread because damn if I don't love me some avocados.

Glirk Dient

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf2m7K18Eu0

Some pretty interesting ideas in that video. He make Avocado butter, avocado ice cream and avocado butter cream frosting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5Wrbl89YA&feature=related

Also there is an interesting recipe around 4:50 in that video. He uses sardines, so this is a recipe if you like those or are feeling rather adventurous. It is probably pretty tasty as Alton Brown very rarely lets me down, and it's fairly healthy.

bsjezz

the best avocado salad is sliced avocados, mixed greens, mango, walnuts and balsamic vinegar

joshofalltrades

Oh yeah, Taco Salad is a great way to eat avocados too. We had a restaurant around here that would make it with mixed greens, chili, cheese, onions, sliced and spiced avocados, and the best part: sunflower seeds and raisins. I know it doesn't sound like the usual thing for a taco salad but trust me -- it is delicious.

The seeds had the shell removed, obviously.

azith28

Got two avacados at home getting ripe (They were a little too firm). Its so hard to find perfectly ripe avacados at the grocery...always too firm or too soft making you think they are rotten inside.


Salad time tonight.

Susan Delgado

Haven't made it yet, but I found this recipe and it's on my menu for this week.
http://penandfork.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/chilled-avocado-zucchini-soup/