Ingredients Fruits Avocado Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on March 12, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: John Kernick These delicious recipes include gooey cheese-topped guacamole and chilled avocado soup with crab. 01 of 36 Persimmon-and-Endive Salad with Honey Vinegar and Avocado Oil Vinaigrette Con Poulos The combination of buttery avocado oil and bracing honey vinegar (made from mead) makes for a fantastic vinaigrette in this crunchy, colorful and delicious salad. Go to Recipe 02 of 36 Spicy Avocado and Pea Tea Sandwiches These vegetarian sandwiches from F&W’s Ben Mims feature avocado two ways—mashed and in a chunky salad. Both are tossed with a tangy chile-herb dressing. More Sandwich Recipes Go to Recipe 03 of 36 Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad This Brazilian-style salad might taste a bit rich—with creamy avocado and a mayonnaise dressing—but it’s really quite healthy. Salad Recipes Go to Recipe 04 of 36 Avocado Chimichurri Inspired by chimichurri, a classic Argentinean herb sauce for grilled meats, this chunky avocado salsa is seasoned with lots of parsley and oregano. More Condiment Recipes Go to Recipe 05 of 36 Avocado Hollandaise CHRISTINA HOLMES Luscious, rich and lemony hollandaise gets completely re-imagined here in a light, supremely creamy puree of avocado, lemon juice and olive oil. Terrific Breakfast Recipes Go to Recipe 06 of 36 Avocado Toasts with Oaxacan Sesame Sauce Christina Holmes Food writer and stylist Karen Gillingham makes this spicy, fragrant sauce inspired by a version she discovered at a hole-in-the-wall café in Mexico. She likes spooning it over toasts topped with mashed avocado, but it’s also great with eggs and grilled fish. Bruschetta and Crostini Recipes Go to Recipe 07 of 36 Avocado-Hummus Dip CHRISTINA HOLMES For a new twist on the usual hummus or guacamole, try this delicious mash-up of the two. It's great with crudités, crackers and corn chips, or as a sandwich spread. More Party Dips Go to Recipe 08 of 36 Avocado Pissaladière This pizza-like tart, pissaladière, is a specialty of Nice, France. The traditional toppings include caramelized onions, anchovies and olives but here, creamy slices of avocado are added as well. Using store-bought pizza dough makes quick work of the crust. More Savory Pies and Tarts Go to Recipe 09 of 36 Avocado-and-Shrimp Salad with Red Goddess Dressing Chef Jonathan Waxman makes his tangy goddess dressing red instead of the classic green, using red bell peppers for color and flavor. More Summer Salads Go to Recipe 10 of 36 Avocado-Green Pea Salsa PHOTO © CON POULOS This unusual, colorful salsa from chef Jose Enrique combines green peas and creamy diced avocado with a hit of lime. It’s outstanding with baked rice dishes like arroz con pollo. More Salsa Recipes Go to Recipe 11 of 36 Avocado, Feta and Cherry Tomato Salsa Flatbreads CHRISTINA HOLMES Chef Charlie Hallowell—a Chez Panisse alum—makes the dough for his colorful flatbreads, topping them with a fresh tomato salsa instead of sauce. Store-bought pizza dough works perfectly well, too. More Flatbread Recipes Go to Recipe 12 of 36 Avocado Tartare © Christina Holmes This clever recipe treats avocados much like steak tartare, dicing them very fine and tossing them with capers, onion, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Quick Appetizer Recipes Go to Recipe 13 of 36 Avocado-Tarragon Dressing This multipurpose dressing makes a perfect dip for crudités and a great go-with for grilled steak, or swap it for the mayonnaise in chicken salad. More Salad Dressing Recipes Go to Recipe 14 of 36 Pink-Grapefruit-and-Avocado Salad © Quentin Bacon This pretty salad from the iconic Alice Waters is best in the winter, when grapefruit is at its prime. F&W's Winter Produce Guide Go to Recipe 15 of 36 Chunky Guacamole Mexico City native Richard Sandoval makes his guacamole in a volcanic-rock molcajete (mortar and pestle) and serves it with hot, superthin corn tortilla chips and two kinds of salsa: avocado-and-tomatillo and fresh tomato. Go to Recipe 16 of 36 Chilled Avocado Soup Topped with Crab Here is one ingenious way to use Grace Parisi's smoky guacamole: in a cool, summery soup. F&W’s Ultimate Guide To Soup Recipes Go to Recipe 17 of 36 Fresh Tuna Salad with Avocado © Frances Janisch Nan McEvoy created this salad after falling in love with the incredible olive oil-poached tuna prepared by her friend, chef Paul Bertolli. McEvoy uses albacore tuna here, but any fresh tuna will do. In addition to spooning the salad into avocado halves, she also uses it as a sandwich filling and a topping for crostini. F&W's Guide to Healthy Cooking and Wellness Go to Recipe 18 of 36 Crab-and-Avocado Toasts © Lucy Schaeffer Gerard Craft grew up in Washington, DC, eating lots of Maryland blue crab. Here, he creates a very simple and delicious starter by tossing sweet crabmeat with fresh mint and lime juice, then spooning it over mashed avocado on toast. You can make the toasts or buy store-bought ones to save time. José Andrés on Crimes Against Blue Crabs Go to Recipe 19 of 36 Chicken-and-Avocado Soup with Fried Tortillas SUSAN SPUNGEN Here's a silky soup that doesn';t rely on cream for its creamy texture; pureed avocados do the job nicely. It doesn't rely on long cooking for its full flavor, either—the soup's in the pot for less than ten minutes. More Delicious Fast Recipes Go to Recipe 20 of 36 Roasted-Beet-and-Avocado Salad © Simon Watson A surprise ingredient—a puree of the squat Italian cipollini onion—thickens and sweetens the mustard dressing on this wintry salad of earthy roasted red beets and chunks of silky avocado. Go to Recipe 21 of 36 Cumin-Glazed Ribs with Avocado-Pineapple Salsa Bobby Flay on How to Make the Perfect Ribs Go to Recipe 22 of 36 Cheese-Topped Guacamole In this play on nachos, chef Gonzalo Martinez of Casa de Sierra Nevada tops a chunky guacamole with gooey melted cheese. Tip: Mild queso oaxaca is the best cheese for melting. Mexican-Inspired Recipes Go to Recipe 23 of 36 Avocado-and-Onion Salad © Lucy Schaeffer Since people in Cuba don't usually have ready access to salad greens, Lourdes Castro says, many will start a meal with this simple avocado salad instead. Cubans tend to use Florida avocados, which are widely available in the Caribbean. Go to Recipe 24 of 36 Guacamole with Charred Jalapeño and Scallions F&W's Grace Parisi invented this smoky guacamole. More Delicious Mexican Recipes Go to Recipe 25 of 36 King Crab and Avocado Shooters © Frederic Lagrange Zapallar, the small Chilean beach town where the Huneeus's family villa is located, has a wonderful fish market where Valeria Huneeus buys excellent fresh crab. She loves tossing it with sweet and soft avocados, a little coconut milk and fresh ginger, then serving it in a glass, shooter-style, with a thick slice of avocado on top. Appetizer Recipes for Every Occasion Go to Recipe 26 of 36 Curried Tofu-and-Avocado Dip with Rosemary Pita Chips To create this tasty dip, Lee Anne Wong blends soft or silken tofu (which has an especially custardy texture) with high-potassium avocado and a little bit of low-fat sour cream and yogurt. For extra fiber, she serves the dip with raw vegetables and rosemary whole wheat pita chips. Go to Recipe 27 of 36 Fried Chicken Tacos “Right in Tijuana’s red-light district sits Kentucky Fried Buches, where cooks fry chicken necks, skin on, to fill soft corn tortillas. I can’t stop eating them,” says Andrew Zimmern. “At home, I fry skin-on chicken thighs until they’re supercrisp, then eat them with avocado-tomatillo salsa, my family’s favorite.” Andrew Zimmern's Kitchen Adventures Go to Recipe 28 of 36 Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup with Spicy Glazed Shrimp Douglas Keane is such a fan of chilled soups that he puts at least one on his menu every season including winter. The combination of cucumber and red wine vinegar in this recipe reminds him of the wonderful Greek salads he had growing up outside of Detroit, Michigan, home to a huge Greek community. Delicious Hot and Chilled Soups Go to Recipe 29 of 36 Mexican Shrimp-and-Avocado Salad with Tortilla Chips This recipe is loosely based on fattoush, a Middle Eastern salad in which toasted bread is moistened by other ingredients, like tomatoes and cucumbers. Here, tortilla chips soak up the delicious salad juices. Go to Recipe 30 of 36 Chunky Guacamole with Cumin © Tina Rupp Marcia Kiesel's take on everyone's favorite dip has subtle tartness, balanced heat and a creamy-chunky texture. The Best Guacamole Recipes Go to Recipe 31 of 36 Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs with Avocado The late-night hot dog spot Crif Dogs is locally famous for its franks. This one, which goes by the name The Chihuahua, is wrapped in bacon and topped with sour cream and avocado. It's also available at the adjoining cocktail lounge, PDT. All-American Classics Go to Recipe 32 of 36 Avocado, Orange and Jicama Salad Feta is a fun, briny addition to this salad's Mexican mix of jicama, avocado and cilantro. F&W’s Guide to Healthy Cooking Go to Recipe 33 of 36 Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup PHOTO © JOHN KERNICK This tangy, luscious soup is an excellent make-ahead dish: Simply puree everything except the garnish, then chill. For a milder version, scale back on the serrano. Go to Recipe 34 of 36 Potatoes, Corn and Avocado with Horseradish Dressing At Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, Garrett Weber-Gale tried a horseradish “snow,” and the flavor stuck with him. Here, he blends fresh horseradish with rice milk and lemon juice to make a creamy, dairy-free dressing for very simply cooked vegetables. Go to Recipe 35 of 36 Avocado Crostini Two Ways Cookbook author Katie Workman adds salty, briny anchovies to her parsley pesto for adult guests. For kids, she leaves the avocado crostini plain. Kid-Friendly Recipes: The Family-Food Whisperer Go to Recipe 36 of 36 Avocado Halves with Flaxseed Furikake John Kernick For the most satisfying healthy snack, Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple keeps homemade furikake on hand. The simple combo of nori, bonito, flax, sesame, salt and sugar is like a big smack of umami, and it’s perfect on avocados, eggs, and steamed rice and grains. Go to Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit