Holy Guacamole! Use these avocado tips to help you pick the right avocado.
Firm
Very hard fruit, rough skin texture, emerald green color, ripe in 3-4 days
Pre-Conditioned
Forest green color, ripe in 2-3 days
Breaking
Slight give to fruit, greenish-purple color, ripe in 1-2 days
Firm Ripe
Yields to gentle pressure, purple color, ripe in 24 hours or less, good for slicing
Ripe
Easily yields to gentle pressure, dark purple or black color, eat immediately, good for all uses
HELP SPEED UP RIPENING BY PLACING AVOCADO IN A PAPER BAG OR LEAVE OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Avocado Recipes
Tropical Green Smoothie
15-Minute Breakfast, Breakfast, Smoothies & Shakes, Vegetable
5M
2
Create a healthy smoothie that you’ll love, and want to have again and again made with grapefruit, avocado, baby spinach, and more.
Mexican Steak Salad
Lunch, Mother's Day, Oven-Baked, Salad & Slaw
25M
4
Salad doesn’t play a supporting role in this recipe – it’s the star! With only 410 calories per serving, you’ll feel good about eating healthy.
Loaded Turkey Avocado BLT
15-Minute Lunch, Budget Friendly, Lunch, Sandwiches, Tacos & Wraps
5M
4
BLT-otally going to make this for lunch today.
White Turkey Chili
Flavors Of Fall, One-Pot Wonder, Soup & Chili, Turkey
1H
8
The weather is getting chilly — which means it’s time for chili!
Summertime Steak Lettuce Wraps
Beef, Grilling, Sandwiches, Tacos & Wraps
40M
2
Light and savory, these wraps are sure to be your new favorite summer snack.
Avocado Chicken Roll-Ups
15-Minute Lunch, Back to School, Health & Wellness, Kid Friendly
10M
8
These roll-ups are an easy (and delicious!) way to get kids involved in the kitchen.
Sriracha Shrimp Sushi Bowl
30-Minute Dinner, Budget Friendly, Dinner, Quick Dinner, Seafood
10M
4
Looking for new dinner ideas? Try this sriracha shrimp sushi bowl!
Presto Pesto Pasta
30-Minute Dinner, Health & Wellness, Pasta, Pasta & Pizza, Quick Dinner
25M
4
Add pesto to this pasta and presto! You have a delicious dinner.
Chorizo Fajita Sandwiches with Salsa Verde
4th of July, 5 Ingredients or Less, Brats & Dogs, Lunch, Pork, Sandwiches, Tacos & Wraps
5M
4
Chorizo and salsa verde play well together and make a winning flavor combination with these sandwiches.
Lemony Pea Toast
15-Minute Lunch, Easter, Lunch, Vegetable
10M
8
Switch up your regular toast routine with our Lemony Pea Toast recipe that is too good to be denied.
Spice-Rubbed Pulled Chicken Soft Tacos
Chicken, Cinco de Mayo, Father's Day, Game Day, Grilling, Sandwiches, Tacos & Wraps
1H 40M
6
Let’s taco bout these delicious chicken soft tacos from Schnucks.
Black Bean Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries
30-Minute Dinner, Burgers, Health & Wellness, Oven-Baked, Quick Dinner, Sandwiches, Tacos & Wraps, Vegetable
20M
4
MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers have 72% less fat than regular ground beef.
