Avocado Recipes

From morning to night, salad to luxury desserts, avocados are amazingly tasty ALWAYS. Its nutritional value is a good enough reason to eat this fruit, and then you sink your teeth into it and instantly get sent to heaven.

Here are a few reasons why you should consider having a avocado filled life:

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I obviously LOVE avocados. So today I am going to introduce 10 recipes you can make today, using this wonderful smooth and creamy fruit:



Chilled Avocado Soup

Ingredients

one ripe avocado

one green cucumber

juice of one lime

250 ml of natural yoghurt

2 tbsp. of chopped chives

1 tbsp. of chopped mint

1/2 tsp. of dried chili flakes

sea salt to taste

Repinned from: http://dine-dash.com/food/chilled-avocado-soup

Avocado Arugula Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 2 medium avocados
• 2 cups arugula
• 1/2 cup basil leaves
• juice from one lime
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Parmesan cheese for serving

Repinned from:  http://www.heathersfrenchpress.com/2013/06/avocado-and-arugula-pesto.html

Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Ingredients

• 1 lb jumbo cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped*
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 1 hass avocado, diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeds removed, diced fine
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
• salt and fresh pepper to taste

Repinned from: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/05/zesty-lime-shrimp-and-avocado-salad.html

Avocado Hummus

Ingredients

• 200 g cooked chickpeas (drained & rinsed)
• 1 large avocado (I used 2 mini ones)
• 1 large clove garlic
• 3 Tbsp tahini
• juice of 1 lemon
• a big handful of fresh coriander
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp chipotle chilli sauce (optional)
• salt & black pepper
• olive oil

Repinned from: http://foodblogandthedog.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/avocado-hummus-with-coriander-and-lemon/

Avocado and Tomato Brushetta 

Ingredients

• 1 large tomato or 1 pint cherry tomatoes (I used some of both)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 thick slices of country bread
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 avocado, peeled and sliced thin
• Fresh mozzarella, sliced thin
• 1/2 lemon

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Avocado Rolls

Ingredients:

• 9 large shrimp, boiled, peeled and halved lengthwise
• red leaf lettuce, Bibb or Boston, rinsed, dried and torn to fit
• 2 medium carrots, julienned
• 1 medium seedless cucumber, julienned
• 1 cup red cabbage, shredded
• 1 avocado, sliced
• About 1 ounce cellophane noodles, optional (I divided my 3.75 ounce package into fourths and used one)
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar (only needed if using cellophane noodles)
• fresh basil
• fresh cilantro
• spring roll wrappers, round

Repinned from: http://www.myinvisiblecrown.com/2013/01/13/shrimp-and-avocado-summer-rolls/

Avocado Fries

Ingredients

• Oil For Frying
• 2 Avocados
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 1 and 1/3 Cup Bread Crumbs
• 1 Teaspoon Lemon Pepper
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Cumin

Cilantro Lemon Dipping Sauce

• 5 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
• 3 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, chopped
• Juice from 1/2 of Lemon

Repinned from: http://easy-cookbook-recipes.com/avocado-fries-with-cilantro-lemon-dipping-sauce/

Avocado Tacos

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup small cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 small shallot, thinly sliced
• extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• Coarse salt
• 1  multi-grain tortilla
• 1/2 cup white beans, mashed
• 1/2 avocado, sliced
• dollop  of 2% Greek-style yogurt
• handful of cilantro leaves

Repinned from: http://wholelivingdaily.wholeliving.com/2011/04/lunch-in-the-test-kitchen-tangy-avocado-taco.html

Avocado Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

Filling:

• 2 Avocados
• 2 Tbs Lime Juice
• 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (did I say it was low fat? Whoops)
• 2 Tbs Raw Honey (any honey really, I don't favor date syrup with this, experiment)

Crust:

• 1/2 Cup Almond Pulp (I used leftovers from making milk- finely ground almonds/almond flour will work)
• 1/2 Cup Dates (not soaked)
• Pinch of Salt
• Pinch of Cayenne (may think I'm crazy.. that's just how I like it..the spicy/sweet thing)

Repinned from: http://runhardeatclean.blogspot.ro/2011/06/key-lime-pie-for-your-soul.html

No Bake Avocado Truffles

Ingredients

1 Ripe Avocado

5 oz Dark Chocolate

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp cocoa powder

Repinned from: http://www.chowvida.com/2013/06/chocolate-avocado-truffles/

Hope you have a smooth and lovely avocado filled day.