Caroline Kaufman, MS, RDN

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How To Enjoy Avocados

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Happy Technique Tuesday! This week, Abigail at The Soul of Health is talking about avocados – what they are, when they’re ripe, how to cut them, and how to eat them! For even more resources and recipes, head on over to Avocado Central.

What’s your favorite way to eat an avocado? I love them plain – just a buttery slice all on its own. When it comes to recipes, Cooking Light’s avocado, cherry tomato, mango salad is a hit in my house. You just toss the fruit together with fresh lime juice, sea salt and sliced green onions.

Here’s Abigail’s post!

Technique Tuesday: How to Simply Enjoy Avocados

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Today’s Technique Tuesday is all about the incredible edible avocado!
Avocados are an amazing source of healthy fats and provide us with a ton of vitamins and minerals! If you ever wondered about avocados; how to slice, dice, eat or fun facts (that may or may not be useful)… This post is for you!!

Avocados!

5 Fun Avocado Facts:

  1. Avocados are virtually the only fruit (yes, I said fruit) that contains monounsaturated fats.
  2. 1/5 of an avocado is a serving size with only 50 calories, 20 vitamins & minerals and 1g>
  3. Avocados are a GREAT first food for babies: They have a smooth, creamy consistency and they are low allergenic (as well as packed with nutrients for your babe).
  4. Have you ever wondered if the avocado variety is pronounced HASS or HAAS? HASS rhymes with PASS, and was named after the gentleman that founded the variety. COOL!
  5. They have been around forever!! The oldest evidence of avocado consumption was found in a cave in Coxcatlan, Mexico between 7000-8000 BC – Holy wow!

How to tell if an avocado is ripe:

Image Courtesy of Rethink Simple

Image Courtesy of Rethink Simple

How to Slice and Dice an Avocado:

Check out Real Simple Magazine‘s Easy How-to!  Link to video and directions :)

Delicious Avocado Recipes:

Avocados are so versatile! Here are some fun ways to incorporate them into every meal! :) To go directly the recipe, click on the name of the website!

Breakfast:

Egg & Avocado Toast via Cheese Vanilla ‘n Stuff 

Photo courtesy of Cheesevanillanstuff.com

Photo courtesy of Cheesevanillanstuff.com
Avocado Chocolate Chip Pancakes via Curry and Comfort

Photo Courtesy of Curryandcomfort.blogspot.com

Photo Courtesy of Curryandcomfort.blogspot.com

Lunch:

Chicken Avocado Salad via The Gracious Pantry

Photo Courtesy of thegraciouspantry.com

Photo Courtesy of thegraciouspantry.com
Raspberry Avocado Salad With Honey Raspberry Vinaigrette Recipe via Hass Avocado Board 

Photo courtesy of Hass Avocado Board

Photo courtesy of Hass Avocado Board

Dinner:

Sauteed Chicken with Tomato & Avocado via Kim’s Healthy Eats 

Photo Courtesy of Kimshealthyeats.com

Photo Courtesy of Kimshealthyeats.com
BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad via What’s Gaby Cooking

Photo courtesy of Whatsgabycooking.com

Photo courtesy of Whatsgabycooking.com

Dessert:

Avocado Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes with Honey Avocado Frosting via Hass Avocado Board 

Photo Courtesy of avocado central.com

Photo Courtesy of avocado central.com
Chocolate Avocado Mousse via Guilty Kitchen

Photo Courtesy of guiltykitchen.com

Photo Courtesy of guiltykitchen.com
And last but certainly not least, here is wonderful recipe that goes great on top of chicken, salmon, or as a delicious mango-avocado salsa says Toby Amidor, national nutrition expert and author of the forthcoming cookbook The Greek Yogurt Kitchen. Check out her YouTube video for Hass Avocado here.

Photo Courtesy of Hass Avocado Board

Photo Courtesy of Hass Avocado Board

Avocado-Mango Topper

Recipe Courtesy of Hass Avocado Board

Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • 2 ripe Hass Avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup seeded, diced tomato
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped red onion
  • 1 Tbsp. minced jalapeño pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine mango, tomato, cilantro, onion, jalapeño, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
  2. Add avocado and toss gently.
Thank you to Toby Amidor, national nutrition expert and author of the forthcoming cookbook The Greek Yogurt Kitchen and Hass Avocado Board for many of the recipes and GREAT info! 3>

Questions:

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