Having acquired a green fruit that has tender flesh (if it is ripe) and a large bone, you should immediately ask yourself: “What can be made from avocado”? This fruit, which has an oval or pear-shaped shape, is brought to us from hot Africa, it has a green skin, and the oily flesh has a light nutty flavor. This product is designed for the amateur. Some claim that it is a tasteless muck, others can not imagine their diet without this fruit.
Information on how to cook avocados can be found everywhere: in literature, on the Internet, with advanced friends, etc. Here are some tips to help you get to know this strange fruit.
Choose ripe fruits, not too hard, but not too soft. If the skin cannot be pressed, the fetus is not yet ripe. If, when pressed, the finger deeply and easily enters the pulp, it is overripe. In a quality fruit, the skin should not crack, it cannot have dark spots. If such spots are present, then the fruit is not only overripe, but also rotted - what can be prepared from an avocado of this quality?
Usually, our consumer is wary of products that are not ordinary, grown on domestic land. But sometimes you really want to try exotic, at least for the purpose of the experiment. I can’t guarantee that you will immediately like avocados. You need to get used to it, know how to cook avocados, and even come up with your own way to use it. When the use of this fruit becomes a habit, you will simply be sad without it. After all, you will be well versed in its ripeness, you will know exactly how to cook avocados and, collecting seeds, even want to grow your own small plantation.
To open the fetus, it is necessary to clean it. First make an incision along the diameter of the fruit with a sharp knife. Notch until the blade of the knife reaches the bone. Spread the two halves, twisting a little - this procedure is easy if the fruit is ripe. After walking carefully with a knife around the bone, remove it. After that, take half the avocado and make another not-so-deep cut from top to bottom. Gently pull the tip of the peel, it is easy to clean. Repeat the same process with the other half. Now the avocado is ready for further use in a variety of recipes.
Since avocados have long ceased to be exotic, many recipes have been invented for him. Most of them came from abroad, but there are those that came up with our mistresses.
To learn how to cook avocados, it is not necessary to look for complicated recipes - just salt it, it will already be delicious. Sometimes a dietary product is used as a substitute for oil.
What can be cooked from avocado? Most often it is used in the preparation of seafood salads. Having an unobtrusive, neutral taste, it is able to emphasize the taste of seafood. In addition to salads, the fruit is also sometimes stuffed.
Usually the product is used without heat treatment. It is added to a variety of vegetable salads. It goes well with tomatoes. To get an original and tasty salad, it is enough to take one avocado fruit, a couple of tomatoes, dill, a little pepper and salt for those who like spicy dishes. Dress it all up with classic yogurt. This salad is very easy to prepare, however, tasty and nutritious.
I think that you are also interested in learning how to make avocados for a wide variety of sandwiches. Its use for this purpose may be limited only by your imagination. Even desserts, memorable and unique main dishes are made from this fruit. Avocados go well with meat, pasta and fish. You can use it as a filling for pancakes or with caviar. Although it is still traditionally used in salads with exotic fruits, cheese, mushrooms, crab meat and shrimp.