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The humble avocado emerges as the canvas for a multitude of mouthwatering possibilities besides avocado toast (don’t get us wrong, we love a good slice of avocado toast.) In this article, we’ll cover the diverse and delicious ways to reimagine what to do with leftover avocado – a testament to the golden state’s love affair with this creamy superfood. From breakfast to dessert, discover the art of avo-upcycling that brings a taste of the west coast’s culinary spirit to your table. Join us as we share some of our favorite ways to transform yesterday’s perfectly ripe avocado into today’s favorite avocado recipes.
The creamy texture of this classic ingredient adds a flavorful twist to a variety of cuisines around the world.
Related: how to freeze avocado chunks, how to store cut avocado
California Avocados
California produces 95% of the avocados grown in the United States and 10% of the world’s production.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov)
Avocado Recipes for Breakfast
We’re going to start off with the most important meal of the day, breakfast! Most of these breakfast staples only require one whole avocado or less! From breakfast tacos with black beans to waffles or hash browns topped with creamy avocado and a fried egg, there’s something for everyone’s taste buds!
Below are some creative ways to incorporate one’s avocado obsession into their morning routine:
The Fluffiest Avocado Waffles
These light and fluffy avocado waffles are easy to make and are loaded with fresh, creamy avocados. This kid friendly breakfast only takes 15 minutes to make! Serve now or freeze for later.Â
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Breakfast Egg Bagel With Avocado
A simple Egg Bagel recipe is made absolutely fantastic with the addition of avocado in the form of breakfast guacamole!
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Hash Brown Avocado Toast | Begin With Balance
Hash brown avocado toast features a crispy hash brown patty topped with creamy avocado and an egg and toppings of your choice.
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Black Bean Breakfast Tacos
These easy black bean breakfast tacos are ready in 30 minutes! With fried or scrambled eggs and a Greek yogurt lime drizzle. Vegetarian.
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5-Minute Healthy Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon
This Healthy Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon is a quick and luxuriously delicious way to fuel up for a busy day! So easy, and ready in just minutes!
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Main Dishes Made with Avocado
Elevate your main dishes to the next level with an array of ingredients like citrus such as lemon or lime juice, accompanying produce such as fresh cilantro, cherry tomatoes, red onion, garlic clove, and more.
No main dish is complete without a variety of spices to round them out. Spices and seasonings to consider when crafting any delicious recipe: chili powder, cayenne pepper, a pinch of cumin, a splash of apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, and of course good quality salt and ground black pepper.
Consider our juicy turkey avocado burger recipe or any of these unbelievably good recipes that are guaranteed to deliver, deliciously rich flavor!
Turkey Avocado Burger
This juicy turkey burger features an array of ingredients like creamy avocado, and zesty, fresh cilantro crema – your taste buds are in for a flavor fiesta with our turkey avocado burger recipe.
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Avocado Egg Sandwich
A quick sandwich recipe made from just 3 simple ingredients! It also makes a delicious baby and toddler finger food.Â
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White Cheddar Avocado Mac and Cheese
This easy avocado mac and cheese recipe gets a hit of extra creaminess a creamy white cheddar and avocado sauce!
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Creamy Avocado Gazpacho
This Creamy Avocado Pea Gazpacho is made with wholesome ingredients like avocados, peas, cucumbers, lime juice, cilantro, and coconut milk, but is surprisingly creamy and satisfying. The perfect no-cook, 10-minute lunch or light dinner for hot days.
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Easy Halloumi and Smashed Avocado Sandwich
A delicious 15-minute sandwich with warm halloumi slices, creamy and zesty smashed avocado and tangy tomato chutney on toasted focaccia.
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Avocado Dips and Sauces
We find that ripe, mushy avocados are the best when it comes to making condiments such as avocado dressing, a yogurt dip utilizing Greek or plain organic yogurt, a creamy avocado salsa, and more. This is your reminder to not discount those overripe powerhouses!
Creamy Avocado Yogurt Dip
Avocado Yogurt Cilantro Dip – Easy, creamy, healthy and delicious avocado dip with greek yogurt and cilantro. You just need 5 minutes and 6 ingredients to make this creamy avocado dip. It is a great addition to your appetizer menu.
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Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
This quick and easy avocado green goddess dressing is vegan, whole30, low-carb and paleo. Serve it as a dipping sauce or salad dressing.
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Avocado Caesar Dressing
This easy avocado Caesar dressing has all the flavor of a classic Caesar dressing but with the bonus of avocado! It’s naturally healthy and low in
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Creamy Tomatillo Avocado Salsa
This Creamy Tomatillo Avocado Salsa recipe transforms a jar of green salsa into a delicious dip for tortilla chips or a super flavorful taco topping.
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Guasacaca (Venezuelan Guacamole)
This recipe for Venezuelan salsa, Guasacaca, takes just minutes to make! Smooth, creamy and packed with flavour from herbs, it’s a delicious dip, sauce for nachos, tacos or chicken, or salad dressing!
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Snacks and Appetizers
From avocado fries and taco boats with cheddar cheese, to shrimp ceviche and mango avocado salsa, you’re sure to find a snack to enjoy the next time an avocado craving strikes.
Use leftover guacamole to make the flavorful vegan taquitos. Grab your appetite, your tortilla chips and dig in!
Avocado Deviled Eggs
How do you want your deviled eggs? Check out our stuffed eggs recipe – complete with special taste boosters.
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Avocado Fries
This recipe for avocado fries is slices of avocado that are breaded and lightly fried to crispy golden brown perfection.
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Vegan Taquitos with Guacamole
Healthy Vegan Taquitos with Guacamole are the perfect replacement for their unhelpful counterpart! You will love them!
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Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado
This shrimp ceviche with avocado is fresh, light and delicious, perfect as an appetizer or appetizer on hot days. Do you want to try it?
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Easiest Avocado Taco Boats
These Avocado Taco Boats are the perfect thing to spice up Taco Tuesday! Just 6 ingredients is all it takes to make this weeks Mexican meal, amazing!
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Easy Mango Avocado Salsa
This Mango Avocado Salsa is sweet yet tangy, refreshing yet a little spicy, and perfect for summer grilling season and barbecues.
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Simple Salad Ideas
You’re only a few simple ingredients away from crafting the best avocado salad. Below are a few ideas to inspire you to make yours today!
Mexican Cobb Salad
Mexican Cobb Salad is a fresh and healthy Mexican recipe! Great as a meal prep lunch or dinner. Topped with cilantro, tomato, egg, avocado, beans, onion, and more with a vinaigrette dressing.
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Strawberry Avocado Salad with Fresh Mozzarella and Walnuts
This strawberry avocado salad is colorful and fresh. It contains Florida strawberries and balsamic dressing to make it extra delicious.
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Mexican Quinoa Salad with Avocado
This Mexican Quinoa Salad gets tossed in a homemade cilantro lime dressing and then loaded with black beans, corn, tomatoes, and avocado.
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Spicy Salmon Salad
This spicy salmon salad bowl uses canned salmon, pre-washed salad greens, and sushi-like seasonings and toppings.
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Southwest Chicken Salad
Southwest Chicken Salad with grilled chicken, romaine, black beans, avocado, and corn. Dressed in a Southwest Ranch Dressing with Chipotle.
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In this section, we’re sharing a few easy recipes for making delicious avocado-based smoothies.
Blackberry Avocado Smoothie with Cauliflower
This Blackberry Avocado Smoothie with Cauliflower will be your new favorite smoothie recipe.
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Avocado & Moringa Green Smoothie
This Avocado and Moringa Green Smoothie is a simple and delicious way to kick-start the day!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Calling all chocolate lovers! This creamy chocolate avocado smoothie is a dream and tastes like a chocolate milkshake!
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Refreshing Strawberry Basil Smoothie
This refreshing Strawberry Basil Smoothie is creamy, cold, and super healthy with avocado, spinach, and other superfoods!
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Vietnamese Avocado Smoothie
Transform ripe or leftover avocados into the ultimate creamy and frosty Vietnamese Avocado Smoothie for hot girl summer.
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Sweet Recipe Ideas for What to Do with Leftover Avocado
No recipe roundup is complete without a few desserts for our fellow avocado lovers with a sweet tooth!
Here, you will find a clean eating avocado brownie recipe with peanut butter and cocoa powder, avocado ice cream, avocado fudge, chocolate avocado muffins, and more. Avocado dessert recipes are a delicious way to incorporate healthy fats into your diet and satisfy any sweet craving!
Chocolate Avocado Muffins
These chocolate avocado muffins are dense and full of chocolatey goodness!
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How to Make Avocado Chocolate Mousse
This avocado chocolate mousse is a healthy, decadent dessert! Silky creamy and chocolatey, you can’t even taste the avocado!
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Peanut Butter and Avocado Brownies
These vegan gluten free brownies are going to be your next favorite thing to bake with peanut butter and avocados!
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3 Ingredient Avocado Fudge
Looking for an easy freezer treat? Try my 3 ingredient avocado fudge, packed with fibre and healthy fats. Nutritious, yet indulgent!
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No-Churn Avocado Ice Cream
No Churn Avocado Ice Cream is a creamy, delicious homemade ice cream without ice cream maker and with just 3 ingredients.
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Surprise Avocado Chocolate Bread
This Surprise Avocado Chocolate Bread is supremely decadent. It’s healthy, ridiculously moist, and mouthwatering. Great way to use up ripe avocado!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse
A heavenly creamy vegan peanut butter mousse infused with a hint of chocolate flavor. It’s rich, creamy, healthy, and just the perfect bite to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Now that you know what to do with leftover avocado, turn the page on food waste and embrace the best way to make the most of every overripe avocado.
Transforming them into your favorite things, whether it’s an avocado and almond milk smoothie sweetened with maple syrup, a flavorful avocado and olive oil dressing, or a nourishing addition to your breakfast, ensures that no avocado goes to waste.
Storage
The easiest way to store a cut avocado is to brush the exposed avocado flesh with a citrus like lemon juice. Then you’ll want to tightly wrap the avocado in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
If you find that you will not be able to consume your ripe avocados in time, check out our guide for how to freeze avocado chunks. We share tips and cover different ways of freezing avocado slices, halves, chunks, and more to savor and enjoy later.
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