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How to choose an avocado well

Name: How to choose an avocado well
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 1 piece
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 avocado

It is not so easy to choose a good avocado, tasty and well ripe. Here are some tips to help you.

201 K 3.6/5 (61 reviews)

1 min.

Easy

1.25 €

1 piece

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: June 28^th 2011

For 1 piece, you will need:

1 1 avocado
Total weight: 250 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

There are several kinds of avocados which come from various countries, but to be really good they must be perfectly ripe, i.e. they must "give" a little, neither hard nor too soft.

To check this, you should never press with your thumb on the fruit, because you will bruise the flesh and make a brown mark which will show after peeling. The simplest way is to take the fruit in your hand, and exert a slight pressure with all your fingers. You should feel a certain flexibility.

If it's completely soft or very hard, look for another one. If it's firm, buy it, but in this case leave out of the fridge for a day or two so that it can ripen fully.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	0	0	0	0	0 RDI: 0 %
Per 100 g	0	0	0	0	0 RDI: 0 %

How much will it cost?

For 1 piece : 1.25 €

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