11 Piquant Ways To Eat An Avocado

Are you a fan of this bumpy skin, yet smooth, creamy texture fruit called avocado? If you enjoy the nutty flavour with a hint of sweetness of avocado, you’re ripping a lot 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. The vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats you get from avocados help prevent disease and keep your body in good working order,” states WebMD.

Ways to eat an avocado

Here are 11 piquant ways to eat an avocado if you’re tired of the same old guacamole.  

• Sprinkles: One classic way to enjoy avocado is by sprinkling a pinch of salt and pepper or a ready-made mixed peri-peri powder. 
• Bread toast: Switch your butter and cheese spread with a fresh and smooth avocado. Apply it on your toast with some salt and pepper and relish to your heart. 
• Soups: Another way to take advantage of this nutritious fruit is to make an avocado soup. 
• Grilled: If you’re a barbeque person you’ll surely enjoy a grilled avocado. Simply cut an avocado into remove the seeds, drizzle some olive oil and grill them with salt.
• Smoothies: Shake up a delicious avocado smoothie in just under 5 minutes. You can mix your favourite leaf vegetables, along with milk and enjoy a healthy smoothie.
• Hummus: Add avocado to the mixture of chickpeas, olive oil, and tahini and savour the creaminess of hummus.

• Ice cream: Take advantage of this creamy and smooth texture to create an ice cream for your nieces and nephews or the whole family. Simply mix all the ingredients such as avocado, milk, cream, lime juice and sugar.
• Fry: While avocado is widely used as a diaper for other foods such as guacamole if you want to experiment, try them frying and savours with your favourite dipping sauces. 
• Shushi: Sushi is widely used for making one of the staple Japanese food. You can place the thinly sliced avocado into the layers of rice, seaweed, and fish or shellfish and enjoy them.
• Substitute for mayonnaise: In place of mayonnaise, use avocado to cook chicken, tuna or salads.  
• Baking: Lastly, this superfood can be a substitute for butter, eggs, and oils in baking.   In baking, avocado is widely used for brownies, chocolate cakes, pudding and mousse.

Before adding avocado to your diet, It is advisable to consult a doctor if you have a latex allergy.