14 Days of Avocado Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Why are chefs ditching avocados? ›

Some chefs are moving away from using avocados in their restaurants due to concerns over the fruits' large carbon footprint, unsustainable harvesting methods, and role in organized crime.

What's the Best Bread for Avocado Toast? Whatever your favorite dense toasting bread is will work for this recipe. However, your body will get more when you choose a bread rich in nutrients—that's why our recipe calls for whole grain bread. The fiber in whole grain bread will also keep you fuller for longer.

You can also try other seasonings like paprika, cayenne pepper, balsamic vinegar, or lemon juice. A quick way to season an avocado is to cut it into chunks and drizzle it with a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and salt.

Guacamole, Avocado Dip or Avocado Sauce

These quick and easy to prepare snacks and can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Even one avocado can make a great snack with chips or veggie sticks. Diced or mashed fresh avocados make one fantastic dip or sauce for main dishes.

Avocados have long been a part of the Mexican diet, they are thought to have been extremely important among the indigenous people of ancient Mesoamerica, as the fruit provided sustenance and possessed mythological powers.

They're not a complete breakfast.

Being that they're a fruit, avocados are very low in protein. Protein is super important in the morning — it gives you a boost of energy and keeps you full longer. Avocado toast is essentially carb + fat.

Toast is tasty with just about anything spread on top, but when it comes to losing weight, which is the best choice — nut butter or avocado? Check out the comparison chart below to see how they stack up. Just as you might have guessed, avocado on your toast is the smarter option when it comes to losing weight.

The best part is getting to choose which cheeses you want to layer around your avocado. We typically do a really yummy cheddar with a gruyere or provolone but you could choose any slices of your favorite cheese or whatever you have on hand! You could even add in some deli meat to this sandwich if you wanted.

Besides for your basic salt and pepper, try spices that are fresh or dried such as garlic powder, red pepper chili flakes for a nice kick, fresh parsley or cilantro, dill, zaatar seasoning, everything bagel spice, or lemon salt. Avocados are soft in texture; topping your toast with some crunch can enhance every bite.

Nuts in combination with avocados: While avocados are often enjoyed with nuts, it's important to note that the raw fat properties of avocados can inhibit the digestion of the protein in nuts. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid combining avocados (a fat) with nuts (a protein) [2].

What doesn't go well with avocado? ›

Asparagus is a flavor that fights avocado. So is artichoke. Broccoli and cabbages too…they sort-of “fight” in the mouth.

Yes, you can survive on avocado, but the question is, for how long? Avocados contain fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and water, so there you go.

Registered dietitian Stephanie Wells, RDN, a nutrition expert for Thyme to Go Vegan Nutrition Services, says that eating a whole avocado instead of just the one-third serving isn't unhealthy; you just want to be sure you get enough protein and carbohydrates throughout the day so your overall diet is balanced.

Growing avocados is so lucrative that farmers cut down older trees and replace them with young avocado trees, draining local water supplies and leading to deforestation. In Michoacán—one of the most important ecosystems in Mexico—farmers have been removing oak and pine trees for avocado orchards at an alarming rate.

Avocados are not cheese; applying heat to them does not change their texture or taste in any pleasing way. Instead of a creamy, rich, but still refreshing bite, you get a slimy, glommy mouth of mush, and the avocado's delicate flavor is muted almost to extinction.

Native to Mexico, avocados have traditionally been grown sustainably in the region, where they are a reliable food source; however, global demand for the fruit, particularly from the United States, has altered the rate at which the plant is farmed, resulting in ecological destruction, violence and civil unrest.

The whole situation is not good for avocados. Last year, avocado exports from Michoacan for the Super Bowl grew by 20% to 140,000 tons. This year, that number actually declined by 2,000 tons, despite increased planting; meaning fewer of the creamy textured fruit in U.S. produce departments.