| Most of us are familiar with avocado, few dislike | | | | Their flavor becomes unpalatable, their texture |
| this odd fruit, and while the parameters of its use | | | | gloppy, and the meat turn an unappetizing brown |
| seem to be restricted to Mexican fare on most | | | | when they are subjected to any kind of cooking |
| tables, it always seems to be welcome. It is | | | | heat. Fortunately for cooks like me however, |
| mostly used as a topping to chmichangas and | | | | there are still avenues to explore with the |
| toquittos, but is most often used as a dip we call | | | | avocado, particular in luncheon fare. How about |
| guacamole (the name originally refers to a cactus | | | | wrapping them with prosciutto, fresh basil and |
| salsa however), which is basically mashed avocado | | | | lettuce, and dipping them in a Parmesan |
| mixed with fresh salsa. Avocado undoubtedly is | | | | vinaigrette? I can think of piquant cold coleslaw |
| used as a vegetable, but it is a fruit of course and | | | | variations that would welcome avocado, and cold |
| it has an unusual deep and somewhat pungent | | | | gazpacho is an obvious candidate as well. |
| flavor. It is also great in fresh salads; either | | | | One thing I've never done however is tried |
| mashed and mixed with a vinaigrette as a | | | | treating the avocado as a fruit. Apart from |
| flavorful thickener or cut into chunks as a garnish. | | | | soaking them in a sugary syrup and seeing how |
| It is also used to add interest and sustenance to | | | | that works out, you cold also gently fold avocado |
| sandwiches and hamburgers. Avocado is also | | | | chunks into a tropical fruit salad several hours |
| sometimes sliced and eaten as sashimi and also | | | | before serving. If that sounds unpalatable, I willing |
| appears in California sushi rolls. | | | | to bet that an avocado milkshake or ice cream |
| Sadly, the list pretty much ends there as | | | | would blend nicely. |
| avocados react dismally to any sort of cooking. | | | | |