Avocados along with other fruits and vegetables are nutrient-dense in vitamins E and C -- antioxidants that help promote healthy teeth and gums and protect the body tissue from oxidation damage. Folate is another important nutrient that promotes healthy cell and tissue development. Consuming enough folate is essential for pregnant women and women of child-bearing age. Avocados contain more folate per ounce than other fruits. Potassium is a mineral that helps the body's fluids and other life-essential minerals stay in balance. The richest fruit sources of potassium are avocados and bananas.

Avocado and Shrimp Sandwich from Senseisan

Avocados are great in summer! Best friends with lemon and maybe a tomato cocktail, they have a refreshing quality that is equalled by little else.
Mixed in a green salad, plain with an oil & vinegar dressing... How about for breakfast on the side of eggs? (Eggs Florentine is GREAT!!) Try my Avocado dip with a Tequila Bloody Mary cocktail or maybe an Oyster Shooter!
Nicaraguans like their avocados cooked. In Equador and Columbia sliced avocado is added to soups. In Chile, you will find avocado topping hot dogs. In Brazil, avocado can be mixed into ice cream. Of course, in Mexico, avocado is often served as Guacamole.

Avocado

Avocado from SenseisanAvocados are one of Nature's whole foods ... a natural for today's healthy lifestyles. This power packed fruit has just 20 grams of fat per fruit. The majority of which is monounsaturated. (the same type found in olive oil). Studies have shown may increase HDL (good) cholesterol, but has little effect on LDL (bad) cholesterol.

 

Simon’s Avocado Dip

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado
1 container of cottage cheese
1 spanish onion (finely chopped)
Tabasco sauce
Lemon juice
1 stick of celery
1 carrot
1 cucumber

Method

Remove the flesh from the avocado, place in a bowl with about half a small spoon of lemon juice and mash with a fork. Add the onion and cottage cheese and mix well. Add Tabasco sauce to taste.
Slice the celery, carrot and cucumber into sticks to use to dip into the dip... or corn chips will do as a replacement.

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Baked Chicken and Avocado

Ingredients

1 cup broad flat green noodles
1 large ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
Tabasco sauce
2 cups low fat milk
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
4 skinless chicken breasts (poached)
2 dried chiles
Salt & Pepper

Method

Prepare noodles according to package directions, drain, and set aside.
Preheat oven to 180c.
Drizzle avocado slices with lime juice and set aside.
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, and Tabasco over low heat until mixture bubbles. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add cheddar cheese and stir until it has melted. Reserve 1 cup of this sauce. Mix remainder with cooked noodles. Place chicken in bottom of a rectangular baking dish. Cover with chopped chiles. Spoon noodle mixture over chicken and chiles. Place avocado slices on top and pour reserved sauce over avocados. Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes.

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