avocado??

[frogwoman]

*drool*

 

[eatmorecheese]

Fried halloumi is pretty bacon-y.

That might just work. Inspired. Must try that, I can imagine it would work well.. It's the saltiness that works with avocado.

 

[kittyP]

Is there anything similar to bacon that's not bacon iyswim? That sounds lovely.

You could get bacon bits in a tub as they are actually vegetarian

 

[frogwoman]

Fried halloumi is pretty bacon-y.

You could get bacon bits in a tub as they are actually vegetarian

er..how?

 

[eatmorecheese]

er..how?

Bacon-flavoured hydrogenated food product. Isn't science something?

 

[fredfelt]

Yum. Avocado. I like it a lot on toast, with lemon/lime and salt.
Pru Leith has an avocado soup which is very rich.
Grapefruit, avocado and chilli salad is very tasty. The sharp citrus balances the grassy, fatty avocado.

I saw a recipe for avocado with rum and brown sugar in a pancake. This is on my list of things to make especially as pancake day is on its way. Also vegans and raw food fans use it a lot in puddings with cocoa and other bits and pieces but I've yet to try using it this way.

 

[Cloo]

I'm just making a gorgeous pasta sauce with it. For one, fry half a chili and 3 chopped spring onions for a few minutes, add chopped clove of garlic for one minute, then about half a tin of tomatoes, and cook for 10 mins to reduce the tomato a bit.

Cook your pasta meanwhile, and when that and sauce is done, add sauce to pasta, top with one small, diced avocado, a handful of chopped fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime. Lush.

 

[kittyP]

er..how?

In the same way as a lot of meat flavoured crisps are veggie, if not even vegan.
I think most bacon bits are vegan.

They are flavoured soya.

Not anything fancy like, just like the ones you get at a Harvester on the salad cart.

 

[izz]

ripe avocado, squished, squeeze of lemon juice, lots of grated cheddar and some Hellmans to make a smoothish dip, mix well, add fresh herbs (mint,. coriander, parsley) but only if inclined. Leave for an hour before consuming at pace, in silence, with crudités or Doritos.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Don't 'cook' it.

Slice it and eat it, or put it in a ham or bacon sandwich.
I added avocado to some salmon maki sushi I made yesterday. Avocado and Salmon are lovely together.

 

[frogwoman]

Bacon-flavoured hydrogenated food product. Isn't science something?

That sounds a bit unhealthy

 

[purenarcotic]

I've never heard of that. I'm guessing halal butchers round here won't have it.

I am guessing it will be fucking grim as well. Kosher bacon substitutes are vile and not worth the bother.

 

[frogwoman]

I am guessing it will be fucking grim as well. Kosher bacon substitutes are vile and not worth the bother.

Yeah and part of what I like about my diet at the moment is that it's forcing me to be healthy and think about what I'm eating

 

[Rebelda]

I want avocado on toast now, dammit

 

[Wolveryeti]

Avocado halves with Worcestershire sauce ftw

 

[susie12]

I am eating guacamole right now

 

[Cid]

Fried halloumi is pretty bacon-y.

Considerably nicer than soy-based bacon substitute or reconstituted turkey I suspect...

It works well with fish too, perhaps sardines and avocado on toast.

Although I have to add the caveat that I think avocados are fucking vile, due to having a texture inconsistent with their taste. One of very few things I don't like. It's been a few years since I last tried though, probably time to give them a chance again.

 

[frogwoman]

yeah, i don't usually like them tbh, except in sushi.

 

[Cloo]

ripe avocado, squished, squeeze of lemon juice, lots of grated cheddar and some Hellmans to make a smoothish dip, mix well, add fresh herbs (mint,. coriander, parsley) but only if inclined. Leave for an hour before consuming at pace, in silence, with crudités or Doritos.

That reminds me that somewhere I've got a recipe for the most amazing fucking herb dip... think I know which book it is, must find it. I think I spent most of last Passover covering matzo in the stuff.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I usually just mash it with a bit of salt and some mustard and put it on top of veggie tacos in place of cheese.

They also work well in ceviche:

http://mexican.food.com/recipe/mexican-ceviche-8899

 

[Candi]

Avocado halves with Worcestershire sauce ftw

Not tried that - sounds pretty good.

 

[Miss Caphat]

you can cut it in half, take the pit out, crack an egg in it and bake it in the oven. Never tried it but I've heard it's really good.
Personally I would just make lotsa guacamole

 

[kittyP]

frogwoman what did you end up doing with you avocados in the end?

 

[kittyP]

you can cut it in half, take the pit out, crack an egg in it and bake it in the oven. Never tried it but I've heard it's really good.
Personally I would just make lotsa guacamole

If someone put a forkful in front of me I would try it (I'll try most things once or twice) but I cannot get my head around the idea of cooked avocados so would never order or cook them myself.
In fact I have never seen cooked ones on a menu anywhere.

 

[Miss Caphat]

If someone put a forkful in front of me I would try it (I'll try most things once or twice) but I cannot get my head around the idea of cooked avocados so would never order or cook them myself.
In fact I have never seen cooked ones on a menu anywhere.

I think I've had it cooked, can't remember why...maybe on pizza or something? anyway I remember it tasting like avocado, but without as much of a bite/ sharpness to it.

 

[frogwoman]

I haven't done anything with it

 

[Pickman's model]

sainsbury's only seem to stock avacados from the zionist entity atm so i checked next door at waitrose in the angel and it was the same. where can i get ethical avacados?

 

[frogwoman]

sainsbury's only seem to stock avacados from the zionist entity atm so i checked next door at waitrose in the angel and it was the same. where can i get ethical avacados?

first world problems

 

[Greebo]

Unsurprisingly, there's at least one suggestive poem about avocados.