Got an avocado leftover, these quick and easy recipes will allow you to use-up that last avocado. Great snack ideas, light lunches, and every family dinners.
Avocado and Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
¼ of avocado
1 ripe banana
1 heaped tablespoons of honey
200ml milk
175g natural yoghurt
Approx ½ cup ice
Method
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately
Avocado Tuna Snack
Ingredients
95 gram can tuna in oil, drained
1 tablespoon whole egg mayonnaise
1/4 ripe avocado, peeled, seed removed and chopped, drizzled with lemon
Pita Toasts, to serve
Method
In a medium sized bowl, combine tuna and mayonnaise. Season to taste. Stir until combined
Stir through avocado
Serve with pita toasts
Avocado and Ham Salad Sandwich
Ingredients
4 slices thick cut seeded sourdough bread
¼ Avocado, mashed (with seasoning & lemon juice)
Leg ham slices
4 Butternut lettuce leaves
½ tomato (sliced)
Method
Spread the avocado on top of each slice of bread
Top with remaining ingredients and season to taste
Slice sandwiches into halves or quarters
Easy Avocado Parmigiana
Ingredients
1 chicken breast fillet
1/4 cup plain flour
1 egg, lightly whisked
1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 just-ripe avocado, skin and seed removed, sliced
1 slice Swiss cheese
Method
Preheat oven to 200◦C/180◦C fan-forced. Grease and line a baking tray with baking paper
Place one chicken breast between 2 sheets of baking paper. Gently flatten with a rolling pin to ½ cm thick
Coat each chicken breast in flour, shake off excess. Then dip in egg, and press into breadcrumbs, coating both sides
Heat and oiled non-stick fry pan, with enough oil to shallow fry, and fry chicken for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden
Transfer to prepared tray. Evenly spread mustard over the top side of the chicken. Top with sliced avocado and then the cheese