22 surprising but brilliant ways to use avocados
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Become an egg cup

Egg cups are all very well and good, but you can turn an avocado into two cups for a tasty brunch. Just crack the raw egg into the pitted fruit, and bake the whole thing for around 15 minutes, serving with a little cracked black pepper on top. A watercress and chorizo salad sits underneath.
Or another ‘cup’

If eggs aren't your thing, why not try the same approach but make yourself a fresh beetroot salsa instead? Take out the stone, and dice up your beetroot, tomatoes, shallots and coriander. Finish up your salsa and fill the hole in your avocado – and your appetite.
Remove the stem to see if it’s ripe

Butter be gone

Swap milk for an avo

As pretty as a picture

Pair up with strawberries

Avocados and strawberries can be paired up with peppery rocket leaves and finely-sliced shallots to make this summery salad. The aavocado's neutral flavour sits in the middle ground between the sour shallots and sweet honey and lemon dressing, and it soaks all of this up before giving it back tenfold.
Add lemon to stop it going brown

Make a cake

You can use avocado to make 'icing' mixed with lime juice and sweetened with agave nectar. Brush it liberally over soft sponge to give your cake a unique flavour. Top with kiwi fruit slices for their bittersweet tang.
Healthier fries all around

A quick smoothie starter

Mayo haters, check this out

Star in a soup

This cucumber soup relies on avocado and yoghurt for its creamy texture. It's an unusual soup, as you use sherry vinegar and tamarind purée to flavour the milky concoction, as well as diced apple and cucumber – and even a little ginger. Serve it cold on a hot day with crackers.
Swipe crosswise, not lengthwise

Nourish your hair better than ever before

Love your skin

Feeling adventurous? Don’t throw away the stone

Enhance a Caesar salad

While fans of this classic salad won't be happy with the addition, chunks of avocado add a smooth texture that complements the crispy cos lettuce leaves perfectly.This recipe incorporates a regular Caesar dressing: anchovies, garlic and white wine vinegar, all of which work extremely well with the avocado. Top with crispy croutons and parmesan shavings.
Be a key part of salsa

Guacamole is delicious, but why not do the unexpected and use it in a salsa instead? This recipe showcases the guac with spicy potato wedges and a fried egg, so you have an extra dipping option.
Make a delicious pasta sauce

Ripen in just 10 minutes

Never be without an avocado again

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