Avacodo Recipes?

[worshipper]

I heard people talking about these, so I bought a couple. Thing is I have never ate one, can anyone help, please? I don't know how to eat it, much less make anything with it!!!

[sunspine17]

Here is my guacamole recipe. I like to put it on top of cheeseburgers or on top of chicken breasts with melted cheese. It does not save very well (turns brown and nasty in the fridge overnight) so if you are not sharing with anyone you may want to cut the recipe in half. I have heard a tip that if you save the pit to the avocado and put it in the guacamole when you refrigerate it, the pit will somehow keep the guacamole from turning brown. That way you can have the leftovers for the next day.

GUACAMOLE

2 avocados
1 slice of yellow onion diced small
1 thick slice of tomato diced small
juice squeezed from 1/4 lime
tons of salt

Mush the avocado in a bowl. Then add all the other ingredients and mush a little more. Salt to taste (it will require much more salt than you think it will!). Done. Easy as pie. Should make enough for about 4 servings (1/2 avocado per serving).

[worshipper]

Thanks a lot, Sunspine-Do you know about the carbs?

[sunspine17]

According to fitday.com, each avocado is 4.8 carbs.
One slice of onion and tomato sliced 1/4" thick is 1 and 2.6 respectively.
I didn't count the lime juice because it's such a small amount (it should be about .25-.5 of a gram only).

So the entire recipe is 13.2 carbs. If you count it as 4 servings it's 3.3 carbs per serving. 1 serving is more than enough to generously top a burger or chicken breast.
Also, I subtracted the fiber from the carbs already so those are the effective carbs.

[harleydee]

I love avocado. I just peel it, take out the seed, put a little salt and black pepper and eat it.

Or you can also dice it up and add it to your salad - yummy!

However, if you have never eaten it, just start with a little bit at first. Most people who have never eaten avocado can have stomach "runs" because it is a very high fibre, rich and high fat fruit.

Good luck and let us know if you liked it.

[etoiles]

This thread just reminded me of a delicious salad my hubby and I used to make all the time but we try a lot of new things and I think it got pushed to the back burner. We will have to make it soon!

1/2 C. chopped walnuts
1 C. broccoli, chopped
1 avacado
2 TBSP white vinegar
1 packet splenda
1 teaspoon mustard
1 clove garlic, chopped (or garlic powder if you're in a hurry)
1/3 C. olive oil

Make a vinaigrette by mixing the vinegar, honey, mustard, garlic and olive oil together using a whisk in a small bowl.

Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for a short while until bright green (about 2-3 minutes). Cool the broccoli rapidly in a strainer with a spray of cold water. Drain well.

Put the broccoli in a bowl and add the vinaigrette. Mix well. Add the walnuts and avocado (chopped) just before serving.

[etoiles]

I just realized the amount of broccoli was incorrect. We use one head of broccoli, not 1 cup! :)

Also we use slices of avacado over our taco salad.

[alaskaman]

If you slice some up on a lowcarb tortilla, put some tomatoes, cheese and sunflower seeds, then put it under the broiler for a bit, its a nice "sandwich" and guacamole on cauliflower (plain or marinated in vinaigrette) with almonds is wonderful. Bill

[Karla]

I cut the avocado in half, sprinkle each half with garlic salt and add oilive oil and vinegar; simple, but very tasty.

Karla