8 Delicious Ways to Eat an Avocado: Nothing like a creamy, delicious avocado when it comes to enjoying nutritious food. There are many ways to use a bag of avocados to make a week’s worth of great dinners, ranging from traditional dishes like avocado toast to more daring choices like avocado ice cream.
So pick out perfectly ripe avocados using this guidance, and then use these 9 delicious serving ideas to get all the avocado inspiration you need.
8 Delicious Ways to Eat an Avocado
1. BAKE CHOCOLATE AVOCADO CAKE
- How about avocado for dessert? Sure, please! You have to try this avocado cake with chocolate fudge.
- This cake has a lot of richness since avocado is used in place of oil and butter, yet it’s healthier than regular chocolate cake because it contains other healthier ingredients like Greek yogurt. Your children won’t ever suspect that it contains vegetables.
2. MAKE THE ULTIMATE AVOCADO TOAST
- Though it was once just a fad, avocado toast is now a mainstay in our homes. Additionally, there are lots of opportunities to add as much creativity as you like.
- For a lavish brunch, try the Spiced Avocado Toast with Salmon and Poached Egg or the Creamy Avocado Toast with Goat Cheese. Alternatively, serve this avocado ricotta Toast with Poached Eggs on a lazy Sunday. For a simplified version, simply place avocado slices, egg, and Everything Bagel Seasoning on top of your toast to make Everything Bagel Avocado Toast.
3. Prepare Crispy Avocado Fries.
- Yes, you do enjoy oven fries already. Have you, however, ever attempted to make them with avocado? It’s simple.
- To make crispy and creamy oven fries, simply cut your avocado into fry-sized sticks and prepare as directed in our recipe for Avocado Bites with Yogurt Dipping Sauce. And if you want something crunchier still?
- If you want your avocado fries to be crispier without using more fat, try preparing them in an air fryer.
4. CHEW ON SOFT AVOCADO SALSAS
- Because of its inherent fat, avocado is a great match for the spicy ingredients in salsa, helping to balance out the heat. So consider serving guacamole salsa dip alongside your crudités to combine two crowd-pleasing dishes.
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5. PAIR AVOCADO WITH PASTA
- You have a lot of cozy weeknight dinners planned throughout the cooler months, so at least a few pasta nights are probably in your near future. To make them even better, add avocado. In addition to being creamy and crunchy, this pasta with avocado, pistachios, and Swiss chard also serves as a helpful vegetable substitute.
6. SERVE SATISFYING AVOCADO SALADS
- You can’t go wrong with blending your favorite crisp salad with creamy avocado. Try mixing it into your preferred mixed green salad, or use the inherent richness of avocado to elevate a side salad to a meal. For example, this Seared Scallops with Red Grapefruit Avocado Salad is a really filling midweek meal.
7. MAKE CROWD-PLEASING AVOCADO DIPS
- Grab some avocados to make these timeless party bites.
- Such as this quick and simple Creamy Avocado Dip, which combines Greek yogurt, McCormick® Onion Salt, garlic powder, and coarsely crushed black pepper to create a tasty, creamy dip in just ten minutes. Of course, you also have other choices.
- Try this Black Bean and Corn Guacamole for a fresh take on a classic dish. And this 7-Layer Fiesta Dip with avocado flavor? You’ll quickly come to love it.
8. PREPARE SMOOTHIE AVOCADO
- With the help of frozen or fresh avocado, give your morning smoothie an additional creamy texture to start the day off well.
This Mint chocolate breakfast smoothie will taste like dessert for your first meal of the day. - However, adding avocado to almost any smoothie allows you to personalize it even further. It may be used with almost any recipe, such as this green smoothie made with matcha and coconut.
