May 08, 2009
Sounds weird, I know! 1. I had half a dozen ripe avocados staring at me from the fruit basket and 2. I had a Daring Bakers Challenge to do. The ...
edit About Avocado
A nutritious fruit thought to have originated in southern Mexico, but since grown in tropical and semi-tropical regions of the world.
Avocadoes are pear shaped fruits with dark green to purple-ish black colored skin. The flesh which becomes buttery soft when ripe, is light green near the skin becoming yellowish toward its single, ovoid seed in the centre.
Often used to make guacamole, avocados are great eaten raw on their own or in salads and salsas. They're also a wonderful ingredient in soups, or as a topping for burgers or sandwiches.
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Recipes With Avocado
Lemon Poached Pears With Blackberry Sauce
Caster Sugar, Lemons, Pear, White Wine
Caster Sugar, Lemons, Pear, White Wine
Mango/avocado Salsa
Avocado, Cilantro, Lime, Mango
Avocado, Cilantro, Lime, Mango
Lavender-Pepper Pears
Black Pepper, Lavender, Lemon Juice, Pear
Black Pepper, Lavender, Lemon Juice, Pear
Garlic Shrimp With Avocado Dip
Avocado, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic Clove, Olive Oil, Salt
Avocado, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic Clove, Olive Oil, Salt
Avocado and Pineapple Milkshake
Avocado, Milk, Pear, Pineapple, Salt
Avocado, Milk, Pear, Pineapple, Salt
Recommended Pairings With Avocado
Other Names:Butter Pear, Alligator Pear, 鳄梨 (Chinese), الأفوكادو (Arabic), Abacate (Portuguese), Avocat (French), Aguacate (Spanish... All Translations
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:''For the place in California, see Avocado, California'' The avocado (''Persea americana''), ''aguacate'' (Spanish), butter pear or alligator pear, is a tree native to the Caribbean, Mexico,Tracing the geographic origins of major avocado cultivars. Chen H, Morrell PL, Ashworth VE, de la Cruz M, Clegg MT. J Hered. 2009;100(1):56-65. http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/esn068 South America and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. The name "avocado" also refers to the fruit (technically a large berry that contains a large seedUniversity of California, ) of the tree which may be egg-shaped or spherical. Avocados are a commercially valuable fruit and are cultivated in tropical climates throughout the world (and some temperate ones, such as California), producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit.
