Avocado and feeding your family
with healthy options

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Cooking and shopping with avocados:

  • Try using avocado as a creamy base instead of using cream.
  • Mashed avocado on top of fresh corn is brilliant instead of butter.
  • To ripen your avocado, place it in a brown paper bag and leave for a couple of days at room temperature.
  • When choosing an avocado, make sure it is even in colour and has no extremely soft areas.
  • Store opened avocados in an airtight container. Avocados will oxidise causing them to go brown. You can scrape off the brown layer and the under flesh is perfectly fine. Or squeeze a little lemon on it to stop the browning.

Avocado meal suggestions:11

Breakfast:

Multigrain toast topped with a boiled egg, ¼ of an avocado and tomato

Or

Avocado fruit smoothie; ½ an avocado, ½ cup of berries or banana, milk and 1 tbsp of almonds blended

Or

Omelette with 2 eggs, ½ an avocado, Spanish onion, tomato, mushrooms and herbs

Or

Green eggs and ham; scramble 2 eggs and ½ an avocado with 1 tsp of basil or parsley

Lunch:

Wholemeal or pita bread wrap with slices of avocado, protein like chicken, fish, lean roast beef with salad

Or

Vegetable and bean chilli soup serve on top with ½ an avocado chopped and mixed with yoghurt

Or

Raw vegetable and tuna salad with avocado and honey dressing

Or

Avocado and chicken risotto; make your normal risotto but instead of using cheese use avocado and add a little sea salt

Dinner:

Mexican chilli beef and beans with guacamole

Or

Avocado and prawn or chicken soup

Or

Chicken breast with raw avocado, tomato and red capsicum sauce

Or

Roast vegetable stack (red capsicum, eggplant, zucchini & squash) with a fresh tomato and avocado sauce

Snacks:

Vegetables cut up with cottage cheese & fresh fruit

Or

Avocado fruit salad

Or

Asian avocado and salmon dip

Top ten foods for the shopping basket:

  1. Avocados.
  2. Fresh selection of fruits.
  3. Wide selection of vegetables.
  4. Lean protein; red meat, poultry, fish and seafood.
  5. Legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, kidneys beans.
  6. Dairy foods (reduced-fat, except for children under two).
  7. Nuts and seeds; for example, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pepitas.
  8. Multigrain or wholemeal bread and wraps.
  9. Wholegrain cereals and pasta.
  10. Extra virgin olive oil.

Avocado recipes:

Avocado and Fruit Smoothie
Avocado and Fruit Smoothie

Prep time: 5-10 minutes
Serves: 1-2 person

Ingredients:
½ an avocado, chopped
1 cup of skim, soy, oat, rice or cows milk
1 cup of water
½ a cup of mixed berries, fresh or frozen
2 tbsp of low-fat plain yoghurt
2 tbsp of oat
1 tbsp of psyllium
1 tsp cinnamon
4 ice cubes

Method:
Place all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until thoroughly mixed. Serve in a chilled glass.

Asian avocado and salmon dip
Asian avocado and salmon dip

Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2-4 people

Ingredients:
100 gram tin of salmon in spring water
1 whole avocado, chopped
1 tbsp of salt reduce soy sauce or tamari soy sauce
1 tsp of fresh ginger, grated finely
1 tbsp of fresh mint, chopped finely
1 tbsp of coriander, chopped finely
1 tsp of lime juice
1 tbsp of orange juice
½ tsp of fresh chili, chopped finely (remove seeds to reduce spice)

Method:
Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly. Serve with a selection of vegetables sticks. Try baby corn for something different.

Green eggs and Ham Scrambled Eggs
Green eggs and Ham Scrambled Eggs

Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 whole avocado, chopped
1 tbsp of fresh parsley, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to season
1-2 tsp olive oil for the frying pan

Method:
Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy. Place all the other ingredients into the bowl and mix thoroughly. Place a frying plan on a medium heat with a little olive oil. Place all the mixture into the pan and keep stirring until cooked. Serve either on toast or with a salad

Utensils:
Mixing bowl
Sharp knife
Whisk
Frying pan

Raw salad with tuna and avocado and honey dressing
Raw salad with tuna and avocado and honey dressing

Prep time: 23-35 minutes
Cook time: 6-8 minutes
Serves: 4

Avocado and honey dressing:
1 tbsp of honey
1 avocado, chopped
2-3 red chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped (choose the small for a fiery taste or the large ones for a milder taste)
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon mixed zest, (orange, lemon and lime)
1/3 cup of fresh mint leaves, picked
1/3 cup of fresh basil leaves, picked
¼ cup of olive oil
2 tbsp of water

Raw vegetable salad ingredients:
400g tin tuna in spring water
1 red capsicum, trimmed and cut into 2-3 cm lengths
1 cup green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-3 cm lengths
1 cup raw broccoli, trimmed and cut into floret's
1 cup of grated beetroot
1 cup of grated carrot
2 cups fresh wild or baby rocket, washed

Method:
Combine all dressing ingredients and blend until smooth in a food processor. Set aside until needed.

In a large mixing bowl combine the tuna, capsicum, beans, broccoli, beetroot and carrot.
Place a handful of the rocket on each plate and top with vegetable salad and dressing.

Utensils:
Blender
Lemon zester
Lemon juicer
Measuring spoons
Mixing bowl
Measuring cups
Small bowls for the ingredients

Chicken breast with a raw avocado, tomato, red capsicum sauce
Chicken breast with a raw avocado, tomato, red capsicum sauce

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 hour
Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:
2x200 gram chicken breast
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp of dried oregano
Salt and pepper
Silver foil

Raw sauce ingredients:
1 avocado, chopped
150g ripe fresh tomatoes, skinned and quartered
1 large red capsicum, or 1 small red and 1 small yellow capsicum, cored, deseeded and quartered
1 tbsp fresh parsley
1 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp olive oil

Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. In a bowl mix the chicken breast, salt and pepper, oregano and olive oil. Place the chicken on a baking tray and cover the tray with foil. Cook in the oven for approximately 15-20 minutes.

Put the tomato quarters in a food processor with the capsicum, parsley, grated parmesan cheese and 1 tbsp of olive oil and process to a thick sauce.

Place the cooked chicken breast on a plate and cover with the raw tomato sauce. Serve at once with a salad of choice or vegetables.

Tip: if you have left-over sauce it will freeze wonderfully.

Utensils:
Foil
Baking tray
Food processor
Grater
Sharp knife
Serving plate

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