Avocado

Avocado Pear
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AVOCADO PEAR, the fruit of the tree Persea gratissima, which grows in the West Indies and elsewhere; the flesh is of a soft and buttery consistency and highly esteemed.

Avocado Soup is a soup avocado recipe created of medium-ripe dark-skinned avocados, vegetable stock, curry powder, salt, white pepper, heavy cream, and fresh lemon juice.

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Hass avocado = California avocado
This is available year-round and has a rich flavor and creamy texture. The skin turns almost black when the avocado is ripe, which can camouflage bad bruises.

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Guacamole
Quesadilla
Burrito (as an optional ingredient)
Sushi (in the California Roll for example)
Salad
San Francisco style Scallop Ceviche ...

Avocado is almost always served raw, especially in Mexican dishes such as guacamole. In fact, the word guacamole comes from the Indian words for 'avocado sauce'.

Place the avocado mixture into a chefs' ring, leaving a gap on top. Spoon over the double cream and level with a palate knife. Remove the chef's ring.
Scatter over the coriander cress and serve alongside the mackerel and melba toast.

Grilled Red Snapper with Avocado-Papaya Salsa
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Avocados
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Depending on variety, avocados vary from purplish-brown to dark green and may be smooth and shiny or rough and grainy. Size, shape and color have little bearing on quality or flavor.

Avocado Burger with Mango Mayonnaise
If you're a burger lover looking for a new treat, try adding some avocados and mango mayonnaise. Start with some lean ground beef (or lean turkey meat), and cook the meat to your liking.

Avocados
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Avocadoes. East Coasters know the large, smooth, green-skinned Florida avocado; West Coasters are more familiar with the smaller, bumpy, black-skinned Hass variety. In taste-offs, the Hass usually wins.

Avocado - a tropical fruit with a single large pit, spherical to pear shape, smooth to rough-textured skin with a green to purplish color and yellow to green flesh with a buttery texture and high unsaturated fat content; ...

Avocado, tomato and feta salad
A version of Greek salad with a fruity twist
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Avocados are pear-shaped fruits with smooth or textured skin and rich-tasting, smooth, light green flesh. The finest-flavored variety is the Hass, which has a thick, bumpy, dark green skin and buttery flesh. The bland Fuerte has thin, smooth skin.

Avocado: Tropical fruit, green to purple in color. A large seed in the center that is removed. Sliced on salads, used for everything from soups to desserts. ...

Avocado - A fruit treated as a vegetable, the avocado is native to Central or South America, but is now widely grown in Florida, California, and many other warm places. It should be quite soft before opening and eating.

avocado (a-voh-KAH-doh) - The avocado used to be called alligator pear. It is a tropical fruit native to Central America. Today, this fruit is grown in Southern California.

Hass avocado
The Hass variety is small and oval-shaped with green skin that turns purplish-black when ripe. For more information about Hass avocado or other avocados, see our articles.
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Avocado Chimichurri Bruschetta
Talk about a fusion of world cuisines! Cubes of avocado are folded into chimichurri--an Argentinean sauce made of chopped parsley, cilantro, garlic, vinegar, and oil--to create a Latin variation on bruschetta, ...

Avocado Pear - smooth round, glossy green fruits whose flesh is deep green near the skin, becoming yellowish nearer the single large, inedible ovoid seed. The flesh is hard when harvested but softens to a buttery texture.

Avocado Smoothie
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Avocado Relish
3 Hass avocados, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
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Avocado
A round to pear-shaped fruit with a dark green skin harvested from trees that are grown in semi-tropical regions, such as Africa, Austrailia, Carribbean, Indonesia, Israel, Peru, Spain, South America, and the U.S.

Mashed avocado flavored with lemon or limejuice, and optional ingredients of chiles, finely chopped tomatoes, green onion and cilantro. This is an authentic Mexican dish served as a dip, a salad or a side dish.
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Guacamole: Avocado mashed or blended with green tomatoes, chili peppers, onion, garlic, and other seasonings.
Wheat flour tortillas (in the basket), and two common shapes of white bread - bolillo and telera.

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Avocados; alligator pear; name comes from the Aztec word "ahuacacuahatle," meaning "testicle tree" (avocados grow in pairs). Ahi ...

1 large ripe avocado, peeled, pitted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
12 slices cooked turkey breast meat
12 slices tomato
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Aguacate Avocado. In Nahuatl the avocado was called ahuacatl, which means "testicle," referring to the shape of the fruit.
Aguamiel The sweet juice of the maguey plant, that when fermented produces pulque.

A variety of avocado that has a yellowish-green skin that is bright and smo...
A type of bread that is baked as a loaf, which is then sliced into individu...
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Mexican Haas Avocado (Mexico): Avocado pitted and peeled, mashed and used in a Guacamole.
Mexican Sushi Roll (Japan): Tempura shrimp and avocados wrapped in seaweed and rolled in rice
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Line pan with avocado oil, place raw prawns and scallops in pan, add cream and allow it to reduce for four to five minutes. Add a pinch of pepper leaf, lemon myrtle powder, and salt. Squeeze a half a lemon into dish and stir.

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Aguacate (Sp.): avocado.
Aguardiente (Sp.): a fiery transparent spirit. See Grappa.
Aguglia (It.): garfish. Needlefish, usually grilled or stewed.
Ahi (Jap.): yellow tuna used for sushi.
Ahumado (Sp.): smoked.

Aoyagi Red round clam Avocado Salad A green salad typically served with avocado and ginger dressing.

aguacate (Sp.) Avocado.
aguardiente (Sp.) A very strong Spanish liqueur, similar to Italian grappa or French mare.
aiglefin (Fr.) Haddock.
aigre (Fr.) Sour, tart, bitter.

Avocado And Grapefruit Salad With Pomegranates And Pistachios
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Served with lemon slices, onion, oregano, avocado, and chile which you add to taste. Also served with warm tortillas.
Mexican Chocolate - Chocolate that has been flavored with cinnamon, almonds and vanilla.

Guacamole - avocado mixture that is made from ripened avocados and lemon or limejuice, diced onions and tomato, cilantro.
Guajolote - In Mexico, turkey; pavo is turkey in other Spanish-speaking countries
Habanero - Mexico's hottest.

Avocado [a-voh-CAH-doh]
Commonly used in Mexican dishes like guacamole, avocado is a pear-shaped tropical fruit that has a single, large pit.

Roasted almonds, avocadoes, and croutons are common garnishes.
Gelatin - A protein produced from animals, used to gel liquids. It is found in granular and sheet form.

The canonical substitute for peper leaves are avocado leaves, but only avocado types native to México (Persea drimyfolia ) have scented foliage; avocados from other regions are mostly Persea americana with insipid leaves.

Try adding Cayenne Pepper to salsa, avocado dip, taco, and enchilada sauces for extra zesty flavor. You can heat up a barbecue sauce or meat marinade with a shake of Cayenne Pepper.

Typical ingredients include tomato, onion, and spices; thicker sauces often contain avocado.
Typical sauces used in Japanese cuisine are usually based on shōyu (soy sauce), miso or dashi.

A Mexican dish of mashed avocado mixed with lemon or lime juice and various seasonings (usually chili powder and red pepper). Sometimes finely chopped tomato, onion and coriander are added. Guacamole can be used as a dip, sauce, topping or side dish.

Ceviche - Seafood cooked by marinating in lime juice, mixed with tomatoes, onions, and at times, avocado. Shrimp, fish and squid or a combination are commonly offered.

California roll. Crab meat, smelt or flying fish roe, avocado.
Philidelphia roll. Salmon, cream cheese and some sort of vegetable.
Nigiri sushi. A slice of fish or other topping atop vinegared rice.

guacamole (gwok-ah-moh-lay) - An avocado condiment that is made from ripened avocados and lemon or lime juice, diced onion, tomatoes, and cilantro.

The stone of apricots, peaches, avocados and cherries. This word is often used to describe the removal of the stone, e.g., to pit the cherries. Could also mean a "barbecue pit."
Poach
To cook gently in a hot liquid just below boiling point.

Fruits and vegetables which are often placed in acidulated water are: apples, avocados, and pears. When the food is removed from the solution, it will resist turning brown for at least an hour or two, even though it is being exposed to oxygen.

Guacamole: Dip served with tortilla chips of mashed avocado with onions, chiles, tomatoes, lime juice and spices.
Guajillo: Medium hot dried chile.

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vitamin K: required for blood coagulation. Vegan foods containing vitamin K include avocado, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kiwis, parsley, spinach, and swiss chard.

(2) An informal appetizer made with softened cheese, sour cream, mashed avocado, bean puree, or a food of similar consistency flavored to complement crisp, bite-size foods that are literally dipped into the product.

Scan the fridge for inspiration in that leftover half an avocado, grilled chicken breast, broiled seafood or other veggies or proteins. Use ingredients you have on-hand to personalize pre-mades, Suddenly Salad or other helpers.

Guacamole - A dip made of mashed avocadoes seasoned with onions, tomatoes, chilies, and cilantro. This is mostly eaten as a dip for fried corn ...

Monounsaturated fat: A fat with one available bonding site not filled with a hydrogen atom. Food sources include avocado, olives, and nuts.

A fatty acid that has two carbons double bonded to each other, missing two hydrogen molecules. These very stable oils are good for frying but can have low smoke points. Examples include olive, almond, avocado, canola, and peanut oils.

I can't imagine Mexican salsa without it. Also, good for garnishing sweet soups, such as cream of corn, butternut squash and ginger, sweet yams, etc. Cilantro is good for many salads, especially ones with beans and avocado.

Buah Mankisa : Passion fruit.
Buah Mentaga : Avocado. Ley [Chinese]
Buah Pala : Nutmeg. Tau Khau [Chinese], Jadhikai [Tamil]
Buah Pelaga : Cardamom. Wok Lok Wuat [Chinese], Yela Kaii [Tamil] ...

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