Avocado Yum!

[dotsamantha]

I was watching Good Eats http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show..._40610,00.html last night and their was an episode dedicated to avocado recipes. Needless to say I love avocados and Alton Brown, so I was entraced. Here's my favorite

Avocado Compound Butter

6 ounces ripe avocado meat, approximately 2 small avocados
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon freshly chopped cilantro leaves
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper


Peel and pit the avocados. Place all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor and process until well combined. Place mixture onto a sheet of parchment paper and shape into a log. Place in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours. Slice and serve with grilled fish or chicken.

[freckles]

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Mmm, yummy! great recipe! Avocados are like gold! YUM!

[Miss Phode]

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I love anything with avocado. Mmmmmm...ever have crab salad with avocado?

[dotsamantha]

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I'll try avocado with anything.

[Miss Phode]

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I'll try avocado with anything.

Me too!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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I love anything with avocado. Mmmmmm...ever have crab salad with avocado?

Yes, I have! And Shrimp salad, and tuna salad as well! I like avocados just by themselves with a little lime juice and salt and pepper too! I haven't seen any decent ones around here in a long time! I sure do miss Hawaii, my friends would bring me avocados by the grocery bag full from the tree in their front yard....sigh, those were the days.

[Richt]

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I like black pepper on avacado.

[sunflowergrl]

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I love avacado and cheddar omlette, with a tablespoon of low-carb ketchup. Too yummy!!

[Libbey77s]

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I'd never liked avacado (guacamole) before switching over completely and letting my preconceived guards down to this new way of life. Now that I am open to trying new foods, I've discovered what a treat avacados are - YUMMY!! I've been trying to be creative in the kitchen - and came up with a yummy avacado dip - I use it in omelets, or on fried cheese crisps for a snack. I use 1 1/2 ripe avacados - (smooshed) and add 3 tbps of mayonaise, 3 tbsp of sour cream - 1/2 small onion chopped - like a 1/2 - 1tsp of lemon juice, a little salt and pepper, and 2 tbsp of dry Knorr Vegetable Soup mix (the kind used for making spinach dip and stuff) Anyway - I mix everything together, and let it set for a little while in the refridgerator -- YUMMY-- I only use like 1 to 2 tbsp at a time and count this as 2-4 carbs per serving.

Thanks for all of the other great recipe ideas!!
Elisabeth

[changing]

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mmm avocado... they are edible heaven.

Crab salad with avocado? Do you mean a lettuce salad with crab and some diced avocado? Or are we talking crab meat, mayo, and diced avocado?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[MustLose80]

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Oh Lord, you ladies have hit on one of my top 3 favorite foods!
#1 Avocados - Had to be an avocado tree, not an apple tree that Eve ate from
#1 Tomatoes - home grown, cherry, or heirloom of any kind
#1 Main Lobster full of tomaly - I don't care if it is a sea bug - Dr. Atkins says I can have it!!

I alwys peel and eat them before I can make something from them...avocados, that is. Speaking of crab stuffed....yeahhhhhhhhhh crab, green onion minced, lemon or lime juice and a little mayo, piled on an avocado half!!! SMACK Even add some whole roasted garlic cloves as a side dish!!! YUMMMMM

[Desertthorn]

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I missed that one, but I love Good Eats. Its a really interesting show. I think my favorite cook is Paula, but nothing she makes or I should say very little she makes is low carb or even low carb fixable.