Too many avocados

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A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given
to friends. I've been using them in salads every day, but I
need some good ideas on how to use them. I know guacamole and
topping fajitas or using in sandwiches. Does anyone have any
other ideas.....please!

Diane M

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dianem1999 said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados...
but I need some good ideas on how
to use them.

Chilled Avocado Soup
(attribution unknown)

2 ripe avocados, pitted and halved
1 14-1/2 oz. can chicken broth or use
homemade chicken stock, if available
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt (full or reduced fat)
1/4 teaspoon salt
several drops of Tabasco sauce, to taste
paprika to sprinkle on top

Scoop out avocado pulp. Place the pulp in the
food processor with broth, sour cream, salt and
Tabasco sauce. Process until smooth. Refrigerate.
Add an additional dollop of sour cream or yogurt
if desired. Sprinkle lightly with paprika.

This makes about 3 cups and can be multiplied as
needed.

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

Here's another avocado soup recipe I saved that was originally posted on
RFR (rec.food.recipes) back in November 2006.

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From - Sat Nov 04 22:10:13 2006
From: "Judy Bolton" <[email hidden]>
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Subject: Avocado Soup With Ancho Cream
Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 03:21:28 +0000 (UTC)

Avocado Soup With Ancho Cream

Serve this creamy, chilled soup as a refreshing first course.

Soup
2 1/2 cups vegetable broth, divided
2 large ripe avocados (about 1 1/2 pounds), halved, pitted, peeled
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup whipping cream

Ancho Cream
1 large dried ancho chile*
1/4 cup whipping cream

For soup: Combine 1 cup vegetable broth and next 3 ingredients in
processor; blend until smooth. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups broth and blend.
Transfer to large bowl. Stir in cream. Cover and refrigerate at least 1
hour and up to 1 day. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

For ancho cream: Stem chile, halve, and remove seeds. Heat small skillet
over medium heat. Add chile and toast pieces on each side until pliable
and aromatic, turning occasionally, about 2 minutes. Transfer chile to
small bowl and add hot water just to cover. Soak until soft, about 30
minutes. Drain water; transfer chile to mini processor and puree.
Strain ancho puree into small bowl, pressing on solids. Place whipping
cream in another small bowl; whisk in 1 tablespoon ancho puree. Chill
ancho cream until ready to use.

Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

Ladle soup into 6 bowls. Drizzle ancho cream over and serve.

*Ancho chiles are dried poblanos. They are available at some
supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and at Latin markets.

Makes 6 servings.

Bon Appetit
Barbara Pool Fenzl

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Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Send 'em to me! 😉 They're currently $1.99 each here. I LOVE avocados--we
probably eat 4-5 of them every week.

Mary

dianem1 said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

http://www.avocado.org

Sheldon

Aaarrrghhhh!!!!!.....TOO MANY?....There's never *TOO MANY*!!!!!! Send'em my
way!!!!<G>

Years ago, Mom used to make me Avocado Sandwiches for school. Bread (your
choice), Mayo, (again your choice and what ever amount *seems* right), maybe
some lettuce, and, of course, mashed Avocado. Don't remember if she put any
lemon juice on it or not.

At lunch time, the other kids would look at my sandwich and proclaim, "It's
GREEN!!" To which I'd reply, "But it tastes GOOD!!!"....."But it's
GREEN!!!!!" Never traded a sandwich, or *wanted* to.

Eric

Eric Ferguson said:

Aaarrrghhhh!!!!!.....TOO MANY?....There's never *TOO MANY*!!!!!! Send'em my
way!!!!<G>

Years ago, Mom used to make me Avocado Sandwiches for school. Bread (your
choice), Mayo, (again your choice and what ever amount *seems* right), maybe
some lettuce, and, of course, mashed Avocado. Don't remember if she put any
lemon juice on it or not.

At lunch time, the other kids would look at my sandwich and proclaim, "It's
GREEN!!" To which I'd reply, "But it tastes GOOD!!!"....."But it's
GREEN!!!!!" Never traded a sandwich, or *wanted* to.

Eric

LOL, quite funny <g>! I can relate all too well. As a kid, I wouldn't
try avocados because they were green. But, I happen to like them a lot
now as an adult. However, I still won't eat cooked green veggies '😉
Sky

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Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to
friends. I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some
good ideas on how to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas
or using in sandwiches. Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

The only other thing I can think of is to use halved ones as bowls for
prawn cocktail or similar (you scoop out some avocado with each bite of
seafood). Oh, or wrap prosciutto around wedges for hors d'ouvres.
Something tells me they'd be good with nuts, but I don't have in
inspiration right now as to how.

I know some people cook them in various ways. To me they taste kind of
stale or even rotten when cooked, but YMMV 🙂 If you find you like them
cooked, you can stuff or top various meats with them, chop them into a
pasta bake, mash them into creamy soups etc.

K

Amarantha said:

I know some people cook them in various ways. To me they taste kind of
stale or even rotten when cooked, but YMMV 🙂

Cooked with chorizo into a bun can be very good.

Steve

Amarantha said:

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Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to
friends. I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some
good ideas on how to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas
or using in sandwiches. Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

The only other thing I can think of is to use halved ones as bowls for
prawn cocktail or similar (you scoop out some avocado with each bite
of seafood).

I was thinking along those same lines - tuna or shrimp salad. Avocados are
also good drizzled with Italian dressing and eaten as is.

kili

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Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on
how to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in
sandwiches. Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

I'd like to take this opportunity to recommend the Mexcellent Cheeseburger.

http://www.tinypic.com/6co1aaf.jpg

Mix Cholula hot sauce (or your favorite) to taste and 1 pinch of salt into
each 1/3 lb. burger before cooking.

Andy

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

Can you freeze avocados? I know there is guacamole that you can buy frozen.

--
Caryn
Caryn Nadelberg - Mommy to Sam and Queen of the May
www.carynen.blogspot.com

kilikini said:

I was thinking along those same lines - tuna or shrimp salad. Avocados are
also good drizzled with Italian dressing and eaten as is.

My mother's standard salad when I was growing up was lettuce,
tomato, cucumber, and avocado, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled
with salt. I like it even soggy later. The more avocado, the better.

I can also eat a big bowl of avocado by itself, but I adore the things.

Guacamole is obvious, but it's a good way to use up six or eight
ripe avocados.

Serene

On 24 May, 06:33, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

Shushi! Or make sandwiches, love having them in sandwiches

MareCat said:

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Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Send 'em to me! 😉 They're currently $1.99 each here. I LOVE avocados--we
probably eat 4-5 of them every week.

Mary

😄 same here

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

I recently saw an avocado salad dressing recipe that looked interesting.
Can't recall the site though - probably epicurious.com.

dee said:

On 24 May, 06:33, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

Diane M

Shushi! Or make sandwiches, love having them in sandwiches

When the avocados are falling, I use them instead of mayonnaise in my
daily sandwich. Of course, they can be our "vegetable" every night
too. Lemon and a sprinkle of salt make them yummy veggies instead of
the frozen veggies, salad, or whatever.

aloha from avocado land,
beans
roast beans to kona to email
farmers of Pure Kona

On May 23, 3:33 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.
I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

No one has mentioned the old-fashioned but very tasty dinner salad:
Remove the wedges from a fresh red or pink grapefruit, leaving the
membrane behind. On a leaf or bed of lettuce, alternate avocado
slices with the grapefruit sections (supremes), and drizzle with a
vinaigrette. Regular red wine vinegar will be better for this than
balsamic. -aem

aem said:

On May 23, 3:33 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>
wrote:> A friend gave me A LOT of avocados, some of which I've given to friends.

Quoted message said:

I've been using them in salads every day, but I need some good ideas on how
to use them. I know guacamole and topping fajitas or using in sandwiches.
Does anyone have any other ideas.....please!

No one has mentioned the old-fashioned but very tasty dinner salad:
Remove the wedges from a fresh red or pink grapefruit, leaving the
membrane behind. On a leaf or bed of lettuce, alternate avocado
slices with the grapefruit sections (supremes), and drizzle with a
vinaigrette. Regular red wine vinegar will be better for this than
balsamic. -aem

My grandfather had an avocado grove in Escondido in the 30', 40's and
50's. It's hard for me to imagine having too many avocados. I sure get
some bad ones at the store, however. My favorite old-style way of
eating them is to just cut in half and scoop. In the good-old-days I
also (or rather my mom) mashed them with a bit of mayonnaise and
spread on bread for a sandwich. Although I love guacamole, and all the
varieties of using avocados, I still consider them a stand-alone fruit
worthy of cutting and eating. Jane