Avocado Recipes

[judiu]

All time favorite omlette filling: Jack Cheese, Avocado, Tomatoes, Bacon and a little Onion. Now i'm hungry!

[Jaymes]

Any ideas on how to pair avocados with shrimp?

Make a classic Mexican shrimp cocktail. Either google "coctel de camaron," or pm me for my recipe.

These are always garnished with avocados.

[Scallop]

Yummmmm, avocado's are actually the best thing. I love making really chunky guacamole, lemon, garlic, pepper, salt, tomato. mmmm

[ChefJohnny]

I just put a new dessert on my menu inspired by guacamole. lime confit, cilantro syrup, avocado ice cream, crystallized shallot, toasted jalapeno seeds, and masa sablé. its called "chips n guac."

- Chef Johnny

[Paul Funyun]

No one's said my favorite avocado dish yet. I had it when I visited France when I was young and still remember the flavors to this day. Plus, it's simple.

1) Take an avocado, split it in two and remove the pit.

2) Place two to three canned anchovies over each half.

3) Drizzle with a slight amount of homemade Italian dressing.

4) Eat with a spoon, scooping the avocado from the skin. Serves 1, or if you love it as much as I do, 2.

The creaminess of the ripe avocado helps balance the fishiness of the anchovies. The dressing provides just the right about of acid. Amazing.

[Jaymes]

No one's said my favorite avocado dish yet. I had it when I visited France when I was young and still remember the flavors to this day. Plus, it's simple.

1) Take an avocado, split it in two and remove the pit.

2) Place two to three canned anchovies over each half.

3) Drizzle with a slight amount of homemade Italian dressing.

4) Eat with a spoon, scooping the avocado from the skin. Serves 1, or if you love it as much as I do, 2.

The creaminess of the ripe avocado helps balance the fishiness of the anchovies. The dressing provides just the right about of acid. Amazing.

Are the canned anchovies those typical salty ones we get in the US, or are you talking about those sublime little beauties you get along the Med?

[Lior]

a bit odd but I think avocado mashed into plain quinoa (served hot)is delicious. Chunky pieces in the quinoa are also great.

[mig]

My favorite avocado preparation at a restaurant is an avocado curry at nyc's WONDEE SIAM.

My favorite personal preparation is anya von bremzen's miraculous "catalonan guac" from THE NEW SPANISH TABLE. it has anchovies in it too, and parsley instead of cilantro. it is tremendous.

catalan guacamole

[teagal]

I have a friend that used to mash an avocado with a little sugar and eat in on toast for breakfast. It actually was pretty good. Long ago, I had an avocado pie. Just skimmed thru the latest Food Network mag. and there's a recipe for it. They say its like a denser version of a key lime pie. Not sure if its the same pie I had but I am gonna try it

[Corinna]

In Chile, I enjoyed avocado spread on toast for breakfast.

[Ess]

I like eating them as-is, but we don't often have avocados. Thought I'd make the most of the bag we have now and make something delicious. Any ideas?

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[Dave W]

Wheat toast, old bay, tapatio

[GlorifiedRice]

Avocado

Condensed Milk

Ice

Splash of milk

Vitamix

Glass

Straw

Edited February 23, 2017 by GlorifiedRice (log)

[robirdstx]

Guacamole - smash the avocado with a fork, sprinkle on some granulated garlic powder, salt and either lemon or lime juice, stir. Eat with tortilla chips.

[Nancy in Pátzcuaro]

Fortunately we live in Avocado Central in Michoacan, where growers ship thousands of tons every year. My favorite use is guacamole, of course, with our local chile peron (known elsewhere as chile manzana), but I've also made a delicious dairy-free "ice cream" that is wonderfully creamy. Then there's fudge using avocado as one of the main ingredients, and a friend makes Avocado Gaspacho. I've also had a non-baked pie with a graham cracker crust, though I don't have a recipe for that. Cold soup?

 

It's not a party around here without guacamole, but we make it in a molcajete with cilantro, chile peron, lime juice, a pinch or 2 of salt, and diced tomatoes. Some people add onion but I find it too harsh. Maybe a little garlic. My husband is in charge of guacamole in our house, and he makes the best.

 

Nancy in Patzcuaro

[anomalii]

I had a delicious Avocado mousse one time and have always wanted to recreate it. I think you've just inspired me. 

[Lisa Shock]

Use mashed avocado instead of cream in sauces, like hot pan sauces.

[munchymom]

I have a huge avocado tree in my back yard, so I have lots of experience with this. My avocados are the big green Florida kind, not Haas. They are a little more watery/less fatty, and also sweeter than Haas avocados. As such, they're great for cooking, less great for guacamole or sandwiches. I like to grill slices and then cut them up in chunks for salad. Grilled avocado with grilled pineapple, dressed with lime juice and cilantro, salt and spices. Also really good as a vegetable in green curry.

[Ess]

8 hours ago, GlorifiedRice said:

Avocado

Condensed Milk

Ice

Splash of milk

Vitamix

Glass

Straw

 

Actually very tempting because I feel like something sweet and I've got some homemade condensed milk in the fridge,  but I feel like I should do something a bit more special... 

 

I really do like guacamole (thank you for the recipe - will use in future!). So which of these is even better than guacamole? 

7 hours ago, Nancy in Pátzcuaro said:

 I've also made a delicious dairy-free "ice cream" that is wonderfully creamy. Then there's fudge using avocado as one of the main ingredients, and a friend makes Avocado Gaspacho. I've also had a non-baked pie with a graham cracker crust, though I don't have a recipe for that. Cold soup?

 

 

6 hours ago, anomalii said:

I had a delicious Avocado mousse one time and have always wanted to recreate it. I think you've just inspired me. 

Please let me know how this goes! Sounds delicious. 

 

4 hours ago, munchymom said:

I have a huge avocado tree in my back yard, so I have lots of experience with this. My avocados are the big green Florida kind, not Haas. They are a little more watery/less fatty, and also sweeter than Haas avocados. As such, they're great for cooking, less great for guacamole or sandwiches. I like to grill slices and then cut them up in chunks for salad. Grilled avocado with grilled pineapple, dressed with lime juice and cilantro, salt and spices. Also really good as a vegetable in green curry.

I need this tree in my backyard... 

Grilled avocado! Sounds great too... 

Tree reminds me of the time I planted the seed in a pot and it grew.  Which reminds me that I read the seed is very nutritious and should be eaten. Anyone know anything about this? I assume it should be blended but can you cook it afterwards or does that destroy the nutrients... I feel like you'd have to hide it in something...

Another thing I thought of while typing this... If sprouted things are healthier,  would the sprouted avocado seed be better...? 

Okay I'll stop thinking now. 

 

Don't get the wrong idea now, I'm not looking for anything particularly healthy - just something delicious. It's just that the avocado seed is a pretty big chunk of the avocado to throw away... And if it's supposed to be healthy and nutritious, might as well eat it... Waste not want not? 

 

 

[chromedome]

It "can" be eaten, but there's a reason it's not. 

 

Even sites/bloggers advocating for its consumption concede that you need to grind it finely and hide it in something, because it tastes dreadful. By all means give it a whirl (yeah, that was a power-blender pun) if you feel in need of the fibre and vitamins, but you probably won't make a habit of it. 

[GlorifiedRice]

19 minutes ago, chromedome said:

It "can" be eaten, but there's a reason it's not. 

 

Even sites/bloggers advocating for its consumption concede that you need to grind it finely and hide it in something, because it tastes dreadful. By all means give it a whirl (yeah, that was a power-blender pun) if you feel in need of the fibre and vitamins, but you probably won't make a habit of it. 

 

 

What powder are you referring to?

[chromedome]

The pit. It's nutritious and high in fibre, so there's been a fad lately for processing and eating it. A few quick links...

 

http://www.livestrong.com/article/31737-eat-avocado-seeds-nutrition/

http://www.californiaavocado.com/blog/march-2016/is-it-safe-to-eat-the-avocado-seed

http://www.health.com/food/no-you-shouldnt-start-eating-avocado-seeds

[GlorifiedRice]

1 minute ago, chromedome said:

The pit. It's nutritious and high in fibre, so there's been a fad lately for processing and eating it. A few quick links...

 

http://www.livestrong.com/article/31737-eat-avocado-seeds-nutrition/

http://www.californiaavocado.com/blog/march-2016/is-it-safe-to-eat-the-avocado-seed

http://www.health.com/food/no-you-shouldnt-start-eating-avocado-seeds

 

Oh okay, I didnt see anything correlating to that so I asked

[chromedome]

The word "powder" didn't come into it anywhere...you may have misread "power blender," perhaps? I was referring to the Vitamix/Blendtec kind of machine. 

 

I guess it would have been clearer if I'd called out the corresponding part of Ess' post as a quote, but I hadn't yet had much caffeine.

[dcarch]

Of course, in sushi making.

A great recent Japanese invention, which glorifies avocado's taste, color and texture!.

 

dcarch

Edited February 23, 2017 by dcarch (log)