10 Amazing Avocado Recipes That Are Healthy and Delicious
Avocado may not be the most appetizing fruit to eat on its own, but paired with the right ingredients, it can turn into a delectable feast for both your stomach and soul. Not only is it healthy and fibrous, but it's also versatile enough to complement a variety of dishes. When selecting your avocado, be sure to choose one that is not too hard like a stone or too soft and black like dough. To get the most out of this delicious fruit, we've curated some recipes that will surely satisfy your cravings while keeping your body nourished.
1. Energy bomb: Avocado salad with chicken
Ingredients:
1 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
6 cups chopped lettuce
170 grams of mozzarella
1 cup cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
1 avocado
Half a tea cup basil
Preparation:
Brown sugar and balsamic vinegar is cooked in a frying pan over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes. The chicken meat is chopped into cubes. It is seasoned with salt and pepper. After putting the oil in the pan, each side of the chickens are cooked for 3 minutes and then turned to the other side. Then all the ingredients are put in a large bowl and combined. A mixture of balsamic and brown sugar is poured on top.
2. A sauce that suits everything: Guacamole burger
Ingredients:
4 pieces of hamburger bread
4 slices of cheddar cheese
2 pieces avocado (ripe)
Tomato
1 jalapeno pepper
1 piece of lime marbles
4 pieces hamburger patties
Salt
Black pepper
Preparation:
Cook the hamburger patties. Put the cheese on them and continue cooking until the cheese melts. Meanwhile, mash the avocados. Add the tomatoes, peppers and lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt. Place the meatballs on top of the hamburger breads. Put the guacamole on the meatballs, cover them with the other bread and serve.
3. Okay, let's spoil ourselves a little! Crispy avocado
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pieces avocado
1/2 lime cluster
1 Egg
1/4 cup flour
1 cup of panko
Preparation:
Set the oven to 200 degrees. Add your olive oil to a bowl and set it aside. Slice the avocado and squeeze the juice of half a lime over them. Season the avocado slices that you have prevented from darkening with lemon juice by using salt and pepper. Whisk the egg in a large bowl. Add flour to a separate bowl. Add the panko to a large plate. Spread the flavored avocados first in flour, then in egg and pancake. Cover all the avocado slices in this way and place them in the plate you have greased, then bake for about 15 minutes. Serve with the desired sauces!
4. Practical: Avocado toast
Ingredients:
4 slices of toasted bread
4-5 slices of turkey ham
4 slices of mozzarella
1 avocado
1 tomato
Fresh basil leaves
2-3 tablespoons butter
Preparation:
First of all, put butter on one side of each of the breads. Place the butter part of the breads in a wide pan with the bottom side. Divide the cheese, turkey ham, sliced avocado, tomatoes and basil leaves over them. Cover them and spread the remaining butter over them. Cook over medium heat, back to front, for about 4-5 minutes, until the cheeses have melted, and the bread is browned. Then take it off the stove and serve by cutting the toast in half.
5. Hummus, with avocado
Ingredients:
1 large ripe avocado
1 cup boiled chickpeas
4 tablespoons tahini
juice of 1 freshly squeezed lemon
3 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Half a teaspoon of black pepper
Preparation:
Cut the avocado in half and remove the inside with a spoon. Put the boiled chickpeas, avocado, tahini, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt and olive oil in a blender. Pass through the blender until the ingredients are completely crushed. It's up to your creativity to decorate, your hummus is ready to serve.
6. If we're after a fancy breakfast: Egg benedict
Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vinegar
500ml water
A pinch of salt
1 slice sourdough bread
250 g spinach
1 piece of lemon
For the Hollandaise sauce;
3 large egg yolks
125 g butter
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons cold water
A pinch of finely ground sea salt
Preparation:
Heat the water in a deep saucepan without boiling and cook the egg yolks. To get plain butter; put the butter in a small sauce pan. Melt the oil over low heat without burning it and without letting it foam too much. Clean the milk foams that appear on it with the help of a spoon. Pour the melted butter through a strainer and leave it warm. Carefully remove the separated egg yolks, white wine vinegar and cold water to a glass bowl. Start the mixing process with the help of a hand beater and take care to mix the egg yolks constantly in the same direction. Place the bowl on hot water with a temperature of about 50 degrees and continue the whipping process here. After 2-3 minutes, when the egg yolks have the consistency of cream, place the bowl on the kitchen counter. Leave the beaten egg yolks for a short time to cool, pour the plain oil you get into the egg yolks like twine and feed it to the egg yolks. To do this, continue the mixing process. When the sauce turns into a thin textured cream, add finely ground sea salt and freshly ground black pepper according to your desire. Add vinegar and salt to slightly boiling water, stir with a spoon, and break the eggs into it one by one. Remove the cooked eggs for 4 minutes on a paper towel with the help of a colander. Toast sourdough bread in the oven, put butter on it. Sauté the spinach in a hot frying pan, grate the zest of half a lemon and season with salt. Serve by placing toasted sourdough bread, sautéed spinach, bag of eggs and hollandaise sauce on top of each other.
7. Avocado pudding
Ingredients:
2 soft avocados
5 tablespoons of cocoa
1/3 cup maple syrup
juice of 1 orange
Preparation:
So simple! Just throw all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.
8. America's favorite: Cobb salad
Ingredients:
For the sauce;
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt, freshly ground black pepper
For the salad;
4 pieces of lettuce
4 pieces of eggs
350 g chicken breast
8 slices of beef bacon
1 avocado
100 g of roquefort cheese
150 g cherry tomatoes
Preparation:
To prepare the sauce, transfer the red wine vinegar, mustard, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper to a jar. Close the lid of the jar tightly and shake until the sauce is homogenized. Take it aside. On a large plate, first place the lettuce leaves. Place eggs, chicken breasts, beef bacon pieces, avocado, roquefort cheese and cherry tomatoes on the lettuce. Shake the sauce again and drizzle over the salad. Serve the Cobb salad immediately.
9. Have you ever eaten an egg from inside of an avocado?
Ingredients:
3 avocados
6 eggs
Salt
Black pepper
Olive oil
Preparation:
Cut the avocados in half and carve them a little with the help of a spoon. Break the eggs into the avocados. Place on a baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper. Sprinkle salt and pepper on them. Bake in a preheated oven at 220 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
10. Avocado pizza
Ingredients:
5 slices of whole grain bread
1 avocado
9 sprigs of arugula
1/2 kg tomatoes
45.3 g boiled chickpeas
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation:
Set the oven to 200°C heat. Put the spices, salt, pepper, olive oil, tomatoes, chickpeas and garlic on a baking sheet and cook for about 15 minutes, until the chickpeas are golden brown and the tomatoes are starting to curl. On a separate tray, toast the breads until crisp and golden, about 10-12 minutes. Remove the avocado from the shell with a spoon and crush it. Spread it on the breads. Add a little tomato chickpea mixture to each bread. Your pizza is ready.
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