Today there are a huge number of varieties of avocados. There are about 500 of them in the whole world. This fruit is very beneficial for the body. After all, it is rich in vitamins (A, B1, B6, E). As well as avocado, a fruit that helps to significantly lower cholesterol, which builds up in the blood vessels. Among other things, it should be noted that this useful product allows you to protect against the development of any cancer. Finally, avocados are the most nutritious product. There are fewer calories in the same amount of meat and eggs than in this wonderful fruit.
Most often, avocados are used fresh. It is in this case that all useful properties are preserved in it. In addition, if you fry it or pour over boiling water, it will be bitter.
Avocado is a fruit that is used to make a wide variety of sandwiches and salads. After all, not a single table, especially a festive one, can do without a variety of salads. And with avocados, they will also be useful.
Before you chop this wonderful fruit, it should be prepared. To begin with, it should be carefully incised to the bone, and then divided into several halves, twisting it a little in a circle. The bone is easily removed, and then the peel is removed. It is worth noting that in the fresh air the flesh of an avocado can very quickly darken. Lemon juice will help to avoid this. Just lightly sprinkle them with fruit.
Simple Avocado Salad
To prepare the most ordinary and hearty salad with avocado, you need a few ingredients:
- crab sticks
- Tomatoes
- one avocado.
All products must be carefully diced. The main thing is that they are small. Then the dish will turn out tastier. The whole mixture is seasoned with a small amount of mayonnaise, transferred to a beautiful vase and served. Spice lovers can add basil, parsley, dill or other herbs to their taste.
Holiday salad
Another crab salad with avocado is the opportunity to cook for the festive table. It allows you not to get better, because although it is satisfying, it is also very light at the same time.
To create this dish you will need a pack of crab meat or chopsticks, fresh cucumbers, a medium-sized apple (preferably sour or sweet and sour), lemon juice, boiled chicken eggs, a little red caviar, garlic, herbs, salt and mayonnaise, as well as avocados. This fruit gives the salad an amazing and unusual flavor.
For the dish you need to make two layers:
- Cut the apple into strips and sprinkle lightly with lemon juice. This is necessary so that the fruit does not acquire a dark color. Grind the eggs well with a blender. Finally, chop the cucumbers in the same way as the apple. All these ingredients must be mixed, and then season with a spoonful of mayonnaise.
- Chop the garlic very finely. Grind the avocado pulp with the same blender. This will be the second layer. It should also be flavored with mayonnaise.
Next, lay the salad nicely in layers. First comes a mixture of apples, cucumber and eggs, then you need to put crab meat, cut into small cubes, put an avocado on top. The decoration is red caviar and fragrant sprigs of greenery.
Dessert salad
Avocado is a fruit that is used in the preparation of sweet, fruit salads. You can fill them with yogurt that has a neutral or fruity taste, or with air whipped cream. Fans of low-calorie foods will appreciate this dish.
In order to prepare a fruit salad with avocado, you will need a banana, an orange, a few dates, kiwi, avocado, strawberries, lemon, icing sugar and yogurt. Each fruit must be finely chopped and laid in a salad bowl in layers. It should be noted that banana and avocado are always sprayed with lemon juice so that they do not darken. For dressing, a sauce is specially prepared, which consists of powdered sugar and yogurt. They are seasoned with the resulting dish.
Avocado is a truly amazing fruit. It contains many useful properties and great potential for preparing all kinds of salads that will always decorate the dining table!