Whether you’re a diehard guacamole fan or you always start the day with a slice of avocado toast, you’ll find plenty of awesome avocado recipes for every meal of the day in this mouth-watering roundup.
How to Keep an Avocado From Turning Brown
Tired of tossing expensive halved avocados that have turned brown and mushy after a night in the fridge? Give one of these avocado preservation tips a try next time you have any leftover fruit:
- Leave the pit intact and brush the cut surface of the avocado with a thin layer of lemon or lime juice; store in the fridge for up to three days wrapped in plastic wrap.
- Use reusable beeswax wraps to store a halved avocado for up to a week in the fridge! The surface will dry out and darken, but will remain perfectly green and ripe underneath — remove this part with a knife before using.
- Leftover guacamole? Brush the surface with a very thin layer of citrus juice and press plastic wrap directly onto the dip. Store for up to two days in the fridge, removing the plastic wrap right before serving.
Avocado for Breakfast
Avocado is an excellent source of healthy fats and dietary fibre, which means your morning serving of avocado will help keep you energized and satiated long after you’ve eaten. In an avocado toast rut? Get creative with toppings and try different combinations of fresh veggies (or leftover cooked veggies from the night before), hot sauce, pickled spicy peppers, sprouts, za’atar seasoning, flavoured salt, or sesame seeds.
Salads Featuring Avocado
Make every salad a fiesta-worthy occasion by adding avocado! If you’re assembling these salads ahead of time, add the avocado right before serving along with the dressing to prevent mushy fruit (unless the recipe instructs otherwise).
Avocado Appetizers, Dips, and Sauces
From crowd-pleasing guacamole to inspired swordfish skewers, avocado lends itself to all kinds of appetizers and dips. If you’re looking to try something different in terms of avocado-based dips, we’ve compiled our favourite variations on classic guacamole — all of which up the fibre and nutrition content while keeping SmartPoints low. The avocado-lime sauce included in this section is fantastic drizzled on tacos, but is equally tasty served with grilled steak, chicken, pork, fish or vegetables.
Get the Party Started with These Avocado Appetizers and Dips:
Avocado Main Dishes
Once you add avocado to a homemade lobster roll or a bowl of cooling gazpacho, you’ll wonder how you ever did without. To avoid slippery avocado slices from sliding out of a burger or sandwich, quickly mash the ripe fruit with a fork and spread it directly onto the bun or bread. Adding a spritz of lime or lemon juice to the mashed avocado will help prevent browning if you don’t plan on serving the food right away.