Are you a fan of this bumpy-skinned, yet smooth and creamy-textured fruit called avocado? If you enjoy the nutty, sweet taste of avocado, you are getting plenty of health benefits from this nutritious fruit.
Health benefits
“A healthy lifestyle that includes nutritious foods can help prevent and reverse disease. Avocados are a healthy food you can add to your diet. The vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats you get from avocados help prevent disease and keep your body in good working order,” WebMD states.
Ways to eat an avocado
Here are 11 spicy ways to eat an avocado if you’re tired of the same old guacamole.
- Sprinkles: A classic way to enjoy avocado is to sprinkle it with a pinch of salt and pepper or with a ready-made peri-peri powder.
- Toast bread: Swap out butter and spreadable cheese for a fresh, soft avocado. Spread it on your toast with a little salt and pepper and season your heart out.
- Soups: Another way to take advantage of this nutritious fruit is to make avocado soup.
- Grilled: If you like barbecue, you’re sure to enjoy grilled avocado. Simply slice an avocado, remove the seeds, drizzle with a little olive oil, and grill with salt.
- Smoothies: Prepare a delicious avocado smoothie in less than 5 minutes. You can blend your favorite leafy vegetables with milk and enjoy a healthy smoothie.
- Hummus: Add avocado to the mixture of chickpeas, olive oil and tahini and enjoy the creaminess of the hummus.
- Ice Cream: Take advantage of this creamy and smooth texture to create ice cream for your nephews or for the whole family. Simply mix all the ingredients such as avocado, milk, cream, lemon juice and sugar.
- Frying: While avocado is often used as an accompaniment to other foods such as guacamole, if you want to experiment, try frying them and seasoning them with your favorite sauces.
- Sushi: Sushi is a food that is often used to prepare one of the basic dishes of Japanese food. You can place thinly sliced avocado on layers of rice, seaweed and fish or seafood and enjoy it.
- Mayonnaise Substitute: Instead of mayonnaise, use avocado when cooking chicken, tuna or salads.
- Baking: Lastly, this superfood can replace butter, eggs and oils in baking. In baking, avocado is widely used to prepare brownies, chocolate cakes, puddings and mousses.
Before adding avocado to your diet, it is advisable to consult a doctor if you have a latex allergy.
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