On the shelves of the market you can see a green fruit. In shape it resembles a pear. Avocados are eaten separately. It is also used for preparing salads and other various dishes. Not everyone knows how to peel an avocado.

Peeling the fruit is a quick task. There are a couple of methods that will help you do this in very little time. Try each one to find which one is better. In the upcoming you will not think about your movements and do it extremely quickly.

Preparation

First you need to find the ripeness of the avocado.

Its peel can be smooth or rough. It all depends on the variety.

The ripe fruit is soft when pressed. Green is extremely hard. If you put it in a warm place for 1-2 days, it will ripen quickly.

1. Pressure leaves marks on overripe fruit. It is not recommended to eat it. The taste is not the same as fresh.
2. When choosing a fruit, you need to pay attention to the peel itself. There should not be any scratches or dents on it.
3. Before peeling, avocados need to be washed. The water doesn't have to be hot. Place the fruit under the water and rub lightly with your fingers. What is this for? Of course, no one will eat the peel. If the fruit is not washed, then when cleaning, dirt and bacteria can get onto the pulp.
4. Dishwashing detergents cannot be used.

   Forget about soap too.

5. Finally, dry well and dry.
6. Before washing an avocado, wash your hands first.

Method No. 1

Take a sharp knife and cut through one hundred percent of the narrow part. You should feel that you have hit a bone. Then cut the avocado in a circle. The knife should touch the center at all times. Now you can separate one half from the other.

When the fruit is ripe, the halves are extremely easy to separate from each other. Otherwise, twist them in opposite directions.

Now you need to remove the bone. This can be done with a knife or a teaspoon. Walk around the bone with a knife and pick it up.

Or take a teaspoon and, as if scooping something, remove the seed from the pulp.

Remove the peel. Using a sharp knife, make a cut on one half along the entire length of the fruit. We pick up the end of the peel and remove it with a not very fast movement. Then we film the second part.

We will get a whole half of light green pulp. It can be cut into slices and served as a treat.

Method number 2

We will clean the remaining half using a different method.

We will not remove the peel. Using a knife, create cuts inside the pulp. At first horizontal, later – vertical. Take a spoon and scoop out the pulp from the peel.

We got cubes of fruit. They are used for salads. You can also make sauce from them. In crushed form, you can safely spread this bread.

Should avocados be peeled before eating?

Before we start peeling an avocado, we suggest you familiarize yourself with how to choose a truly tasty fruit.

• It is better not to use overripe fruit (indentations from a finger after pressing on the fruit) for food, since the taste of such fruit is unsatisfactory.
• It is necessary to buy an exotic fruit with a hard peel.

  If the peel has cracks or damage, it is better to throw the fruit on the store shelf.

• You should not load the wicker with very soft exotic fruits. If the avocado is soft, it means it is overripe and, most likely, spoiled.
• To check the stage of ripeness of an avocado, you can perform a small test: press the flesh with your finger and if the resulting dent disappears within 20 seconds, it means the avocado is ripe and can be eaten. The bright green hue of the exotic fruit also indicates its ripeness.
• A ripe avocado has a great smell and taste. An unripe fruit is unsuitable for food. Some people eat avocado with the skin on, but for others it’s not tasty.

Whether or not to peel an avocado is up to you to decide.

The peel of the fruit does not affect its taste. But, if you decide to make rolls or salad, then the avocado must be peeled.

How to properly pit an avocado?

Avocados are consumed simply as a fruit or added to various salads, snacks, and other dishes. We will tell you how to peel an avocado correctly and very quickly, what methods there are for peeling an avocado and when to use them.

The procedure for cleaning an avocado can be divided into several stages:

• The fruit is washed.
• It is divided into two halves using a knife.
• The bone is removed.
• The fruit is peeled.
• If the avocado is ripe, then its peel can be easily pryed with a knife and removed in parts.

  Peeling an unripe fruit is not very easy: you will have to cut off the peel.

One of the usual and quick methods of cleaning an avocado:

• Take a tablespoon.
• Place a spoon between the fruit pulp and the seed.
• Roll the spoon along the edge of the fruit pulp.
• As a result of this simple manipulation, the seed itself is separated and the avocado pulp can be used for its intended purpose.

How to cut an avocado into slices and cubes?

• Avocado is a good ingredient for salads.

  Fruit juice adds sweetness and originality to the finished dish. But if you throw the peel on an avocado and cut the exotic fruit for a salad, the dish will be bitter.

For rolls, avocados also need to be peeled. The cleaning technique does not change, but there are some aspects that should be taken into account:

• The fruit is carefully washed under running water.
• Cut into two halves. The pit is removed (it can be thrown away or planted, but the pit is not suitable for consumption).
• Avocado halves are also cut in half.
• The resulting quarters are again cut into two parts.
• Only after this can you start peeling.
• Avocado cut in this way can be added to different rolls.
• For the 1st roll you need 2 or 3 pieces of avocado.

Avocados have a neutral flesh flavor, a warm mixture that is reminiscent of pine nuts.

The pit is oily but inedible.

The first method of peeling an avocado

• This method is used for cutting the fruit into thin slices or strips.
  Wash the avocado under running water and dry it with a cardboard towel.
• Carefully cut the avocado into two halves until the knife hits the pit. Next we make a cut in a circle along the bone. We should end up with two parts of the fruit that are uniform in size.
• We rotate the upper or lower half 90 degrees, separating it from the bone using this method.
• The bone is separated from the remaining half with the tip of a knife.

  You need to pick up the bone and lift it.

• Each avocado half is cut in half. After this, the peel is removed and the exotic fruit is cut into slices or strips.

Second method of peeling avocados (for cutting for salad)

• Avocado is cut into cubes and added to salads. We repeat the same steps as in the first cleaning method until the seeds are removed from the two halves of the avocado.
• We take one half of the fruit (with the peel), turn the pulp upside down and use a knife to make cuts inside the fruit in the form of a net.
• Now take a teaspoon and carefully separate each sector of the pulp from the skin.

  The purchased cubes can be cut into two or four pieces and used as an ingredient in a salad or sauce.

Is it necessary and how to peel an avocado?

To peel the avocado and cut it for the upcoming cutting, we will need a sharp knife and a teaspoon. Among the goods other than avocado, a lemon cut in half will be useful.

• We peel the overseas fruit. You can simply cut off a thin layer of the skin of the fruit, as we do with potatoes. This method is used for both unripe and ripe fruit.

  If the skin is easily separated from the pulp, then four longitudinal cuts are made on the skin along the entire length of the fruit. Each sector of the skin is pryed with the tip of a knife and removed.

• After the fruit is cleaned, we proceed to cutting. We make an incision in the narrow part of the fruit and move the knife down until it rests on the bone.
• Turn the fruit while holding the knife on the surface of the pit. We should get two equal-sized halves of the fruit.
• Holding the two halves of the cut fruit, remove the upper part with the stone, helping yourself with a knife.
• The bone is simply removed with a teaspoon. You just need to pick it up and pull it out. If the bone does not separate, then turn it with a teaspoon, trying not to grab the pulp.
• After removing the seed, pour lemon juice over the fruit halves to preserve the natural color.

  Lemon juice will help prevent the fruit from browning.
  Cut the avocado into slices or strips.

Should you peel an avocado for salad?

• Adding unpeeled avocado to a salad can greatly spoil the memory of the dish. After all, the skin will make its taste somewhat bitter.
• Therefore, when cutting an exotic fruit for salad, it is better to familiarize yourself with the different methods of peeling and cutting the fruit.
• Then the guests will appreciate the efforts of the hostess, and the exotic fruit will become one of the main components of the festive dishes.

How to properly cut an avocado at home?

• The fruit is cut in half, bypassing the seed.

• The cut avocado halves are turned in different directions.

  The two halves of the fruit are separated and the seed remains in one of them.

• The seed can be lifted with a tablespoon and removed from the pulp. There is another way: you need to lightly tap the seed with a knife and carefully pull it out of the fruit.

• If you plan to prepare rolls, then the avocado is cut into strips: half of the fruit is cut in half, the skin is removed from each part of the fruit and the flesh is cut into strips.

• For the salad, cut the avocado into cubes.

  In this case, the fruit is not peeled, but the pulp is cut into cubes and removed using a spoon.

A detailed description of how to extract the pit from an avocado is presented in the video.

What is avocado

So, the avocado (or “alligator pear”) belongs to the laurel family. One tree can bear up to 300 kg of fruit. Since the number of species exceeds 400 species, the fruits have different shapes and slight differences in size and color.

As a rule, all fruits are green, the flesh is oily, green, and there is a seed inside with a diameter of 3-4 cm.

The main benefit of avocados is the increased amount of potassium and vitamins B and E, the absence of sugar and unhealthy fats.

Avocado fruits cleanse the blood of cholesterol plaques, restore the functioning of the cardiovascular and circulatory systems, improve memory, increase immunity, have a positive effect on male potency - this is not a complete list of all its necessary properties.

It is simply necessary to peel the exotic fruit, because only the pulp is eaten.

How to choose an avocado

It is not difficult to choose a ripe avocado.

As a rule, it has a green color turning into brown. The skin must be elastic; small dark dots on it indicate the ripeness of the fruit.

You should not buy a product that is hard to the touch, as it is most likely unripe and has a tart-bitter taste.

To ripen, it is placed in a dark place and stored at room temperature for several days. The fruit, which is extremely soft to the touch, is most likely overripe and is not suitable for preparing certain dishes.

How to properly peel an avocado

The method of cleaning an “alligator pear” depends not only on the shape of the fruit.

An experienced chef describes how to clean the product, depending on what dish will be prepared. Tender, juicy, with a specific nutty flavor, the pulp can be baked, fried, stewed, boiled, but most often it is recommended to eat avocados raw - in salads, and even make a sandwich pate from it.

Traditional slicing

Peeling the fruit is completely done using the easiest and most traditional method. A cutting board, a fruit spoon, a sharp knife and other utensils will be useful for this.

First comes:

• wash the fruit thoroughly with cold running water without using detergents;
• wipe dry with a cardboard towel;
• place on its side on a cutting board;
• to avoid slipping, you can use a silicone mat or kitchen towel;
• cut the product along the contour until the knife rests on the pit, while holding the fruit firmly;
• separate the halves by turning them in opposite directions.

• insert a fruit spoon closer to the seed and slowly trace it along the contour;
• carefully slide a spoon under the bone and lift it;
• cut out the seed of the fruit with a sharp knife.

Dicing

There is another method of cleaning fruit:

• cut the fruit in half without removing the peel;
• remove the pit;
• from the pulp side, make cuts in the form of a mesh;
• separate the pulp from the peel using an iron spoon.

Watch the video on how to cut an avocado into cubes and you will understand how easy it is to do.

Fast way

A ripe fruit can be quickly peeled by inserting a tablespoon between the skin and the pulp, and, slowly sliding along the perimeter of the fruit, separate the pulp from the peel.

How to peel an avocado

If the fruit is ripe, you can simply remove the skin with your hands, making small cuts; if not, you will have to peel it like potatoes.

Slicing avocados for different dishes

To prepare dishes such as traditional Japanese rolls, as well as unique salads with cherry tomatoes and olives, avocados are cut into strips or slices.

To prepare soups, sauces and pates, fruits are usually cut into cubes.

How to choose the right avocado

To experience the real taste of an avocado, you need to know how to choose it.

Since an unripe fruit is completely tasteless, and sometimes even bitter.

Important! The color of the peel is not significant when choosing a fruit. Avocados come in different types, and their skin color varies.

• If, when you press on the peel, a dent appears that quickly recovers, then the fruit is ripe. An overripe avocado does not return to its shape.
• When shaken, the bone should simply tap.
• The fruit should not have any damage or spots.

Attention! The avocado seed contains unsafe substances and should not be eaten!

How to peel an avocado

Avocado is often used in culinary recipes, but almost everyone hesitates to purchase it because they do not know how to peel this exotic fruit - avocado.

So let's take a closer look at the process.

Only the pulp of the fruit is suitable for food. The seed contains unsafe substances and is contraindicated for consumption.

The avocado must first be washed and wiped. Cleaning the fruit depends on its shape:

If the fruit is pear-shaped , then cut along the entire length with a sharp knife, pressing into the flesh until it rests on the bone.
Next, carefully divide the avocado into two even halves. Rotate one of the halves 90 degrees and separate from the pit.

Lightly pry the bone into the other half with a knife or fork.

If the avocado is round in shape , then it must be cut with a knife along, not across. All other actions are the same as with the pear-shaped form.

Divide half of the fruit into 2 parts again and remove the skin. All that remains is to cut the halves into strips and thin slices.

By the way, you can eat the avocado pulp with a spoon directly from the halves.

Advice! If you cannot separate the pulp from the peel or the fruit is very hard, then you can peel it like a potato.

How to cut an avocado into cubes

If you need the pulp for a salad, then it is better to cut the avocado into small squares, it will look fashionable and beautiful.
Take half an avocado, it does not need to be cut and peeled.

Cut the pulp into a grid using a knife.

How to properly peel an avocado at home

Avocado is excellent for vitamins, microelements, and antioxidants. This is a complex of parts for rejuvenation, restoration, healing, all in just one fruit. But in order to fully obtain all the beneficial substances, you should be aware of how necessary it is to choose and peel the avocado well.

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How to choose the right avocado

There are at least 400 different types of avocados, but the most famous ones that can be found on supermarket shelves are Florida, California, and Pinkerton.

The choice of a specific type will depend on whether it will be used for diet rolls, guacamole paste, gazpacho, sandwiches, low-calorie mayonnaise, or in a salad.

Interesting!

Hall varieties contain calories per 100 grams. is approximately 270 kcal, and in Hass - 380 kcal.

Once you have decided on the variety, you should know how to select the fruit so that the money is not wasted.

By softness and hardness

The first thing that comes to mind to check for ripeness is to press the skin with all your might.

Naturally, this method is effective, but after this, after just a few hours, the avocado, both ripe and unripe, can begin to rot. Therefore, first you need to take the fruit in your palm and lightly press it with your huge finger.

• if the skin is hard, the avocado is unripe and will be suitable for consumption over time;
• the surface is soft, has little springiness - you can eat it right away on the same day or at most the next;
• the skin is soft, when pressed it feels like porridge - it is overripe and is not recommended to take.

By weight and knock

Every fruit has a seed inside. Specifically, when shaking a completely ripe fruit, it should tap slightly, making a dull sound.

This is explained by the fact that it is in a specific pulp and there will be no tapping, but when it is not ripe it combines with the pulp. Therefore, this method is a good option for checking ripeness.

In terms of weight, it should be dense and languid. If the fruit is very heavy, then this indicates that the process of rotting has begun, but if the avocado is very light in weight, it will be 70% unripe.

Stalk color

If the avocado has a stalk or a piece of a branch, then you can carefully tear them off and look at the shade of the pulp.

• if it is a beige, light shade, the fruit is unripe and can be purchased for the future;
• green, pistachio shade - the fruit is ripe and can be consumed immediately;
• brown, black colors - speak of an overripe fruit that has already begun to rot.

However, this option only comes up when the stalk has just been broken off, and if the avocado was already sold without it, then this option will be ineffective.

Important!

The peel and pit of the fruit can cause poisoning due to their own toxicity.

Therefore, you should not allow small children and pets near them or add them to food.

Skin color

One exception to this option is species with dark skin color.

1. With a bright greenish tint, the fruit will be unripe.
2. If the color is rich green, then the avocado is perfect for immediate consumption.
3. Brown, black color indicates an overripe fruit.

You shouldn’t rely too much on this method, because there are different types of avocados that have their own external characteristics.

Preparing to peel an avocado

After purchasing an avocado, you should prepare it for peeling.

To do this, you first need to place it in cool water and rub it slightly with your fingers. This is done so that dirt from the peel does not get into the pulp. However, you should not use soap or dishwashing detergent. After this, you need to dry it with a towel.

How to clean and with what

Peeling fruits is not as difficult as it might seem. There are different options to easily peel these fruits, which are completely suitable for everyone.

1 way

To do this, you need to take a knife and cut a narrow part in a circle. After this, the halves will separate from each other without any problems. Next, use a teaspoon to remove the bone.

To remove the peel, you can pick up the end and slowly remove it. You will get one whole half of green pulp.

Method 2

In this option, you should also first cut it into two parts, but when separating the pulp, it is not necessary to remove the peel. Using a knife, you need to cut the pulp into vertical and horizontal cuts. Then take it out with a spoon. Such cubes are traditionally used in salads, and can also be used to spread bread and make sauce.

3 way

This method will vary in peeling. In the beginning, you shouldn’t cut the avocado into halves, but just start peeling the skin like a potato.

This should be done carefully and slowly so that the inside is not damaged. After this, the pulp can be cut using any method. It is worth considering that peeled fruit quickly discolors.

What and how can you quickly peel an avocado?

Avocado is a fruit unique in its physical, chemical and gastronomic characteristics. Before you peel an avocado using the usual method, like potatoes, you should familiarize yourself with the simplest and most effective approaches. They will allow you to get the largest amount of edible pulp, spending only a few minutes on it.

There are several methods of performing the manipulation, which are used depending on what the pulp will be used for.

For example, if the product is ground in a blender or mashed with a fork until smooth, you can simply scoop it out with a spoon. Avocados for salads or making rolls are cleaned using other methods.

How to choose a suitable avocado?

First of all, it should be understood that it is necessary to peel only fruit that has already reached the appropriate degree of ripeness. If you remove the skin from an unripe fruit, the pulp will no longer be able to ripen, and such a product is not consumed as food.

Suitable fruit must meet the following criteria:

1. It should be soft but elastic. A dense product is not yet ripe, a soft product is overripe and cannot be cut.
2. The skin of a ripe fruit is green, and not dark or brown, which can often be seen in supermarkets.
3. To make sure the avocado is suitable, press it with your finger until a small dent appears and wait 20 seconds.

   If the dent is evenly straightened, this indicates the highest quality of the product.

Even before buying, you can shake the avocado near your ear. If you don’t hear any sounds, most likely the fruit is not yet ripe. If, of course, light tapping, this indicates the ripeness of the seed, and, therefore, the fruit itself.

How to peel an avocado for juicing?

If you plan to use the avocado for preparing rolls or other dishes in which the component is introduced into strips, then cleaning should be carried out according to the following principle:

• We carefully rinse the product under warm water and dry it with napkins or a towel.

Tip: When cutting out components, it is recommended to lubricate them or at least sprinkle them with lemon juice.

If you do not do this, the flesh will quickly darken and will not look very appetizing.

• We take a sharp knife and carefully cut the fruit along the entire perimeter, reaching to the pit. As a result, we should get two equal halves.
• We turn the elements in opposite directions from each other and separate them. The bone remains on one half; it should be separated using a knife or spoon.
• Cut the resulting half of the avocado into two more parts.

  All that remains is to pick up the skin of the fruit and carefully remove it. If the component is quite ripe, the skin will come off very easily. Otherwise, you will have to remove it with some of the pulp.

In the end, you should be left with four pieces of smooth and undamaged pulp on your hands. It can be cut as required by the recipe - into strips, slices or shaped pieces.

What is an avocado?

In terms of its external outline, this fruit is similar to the usual pear. Not many people understand for certain how this fruit actually grows. Some even believe that they grow it in the ground like potatoes. But in fact, it grows on trees from which it is collected and delivered to our table.

It does not grow in our latitudes, since it is a heat-loving species and prefers hot countries for its growth. For example, it can be found in Israel, Guatemala or South Africa. Obviously, the list of states does not end there, since it is grown in almost all other states.

Avocados are quite fatty fruits. For this reason, they were called “Forest oil” in the past. Experts in the field of nutrition strongly recommend it to those who are impressed by vegetarian food, as well as those who are indicated for dietary nutrition. The overseas fruit is characterized by the highest nutritional value.

Various useful substances are concentrated in quite large quantities in its pulp. Vitamin components, various minerals - all this is in it. The fruits are especially useful for people with nervous and sexual disorders.

Avocado is rightfully classified as a dietary fruit. Its calorie content is 200 cal per 100 g of product. The value of the fruit also lies in the fact that it contains a natural antioxidant called glutathione. It helps the body fight aging well.

In addition, the fruit is useful for men, as it has a beneficial effect on potency.

Avocado is widely used in the culinary field. Almost everyone would like to use it to prepare various dishes. For example, a salad with avocado is quite tasty and attractive. But not every housewife has a perfect cleaning technique. After all, in order to extract tasty pulp from it, the fruit must first be peeled.

Using different cleaning methods

It is noteworthy that not every lady knows that avocados need to be peeled before cooking.

Some people believe that it can be consumed directly with the peel. But we can authoritatively say that it is absolutely necessary to peel it, since only its pulp can be used for food, and the peel is waste and is unsuitable for food. Firstly, it is tough, and secondly, it has no taste. You should know that you can clean this strange fruit using different methods. But the method does not depend on the desire and convenience of the housewife, but on what form it has:

Practical point! Such options are possible only if the fruit is of sufficient ripeness. You can easily remove the skin from it. But if the fruit is not ripe enough, it simply won’t be possible to remove the skin. You can't do without a sharp knife here.

Correct cutting

To quickly peel the fruit, you will need to arm yourself with a sharp knife. You should also keep lemon juice on hand.

First, choose the method by which the avocado will be cut.

The next step is to remove the skin from it over the entire surface. Next is removing the seeds from the fruit.

When the avocado is ripe enough, the pit is easily removed. This can be done using a spoon or knife. When removing, you should not capture a lot of valuable pulp. The ideal option will be one in which both halves are approximately similar in size.

Lemon juice is needed to pour it over both halves. At the same time, they will retain their original natural color. The shape of the cut is determined by the purpose of the avocado for a particular dish. It can be a slice, cubes, circles or other geometric shape.

After mastering the technique of peeling an avocado, the main question of what can be prepared from it comes to the fore.

In fact, that's why they cleaned it. And you can really cook an extremely large number of dishes from it. In this regard, the hostess needs to be given latitude for her own culinary imagination. These can be cool snacks in the form of salads, various delicious soups. Avocado makes a good and extremely tasty puree. If you show imagination, apply skill and a little effort, then you can confidently say that guests will be truly delighted with dishes prepared with avocado. The hostess will definitely receive well-deserved praise from them.

But at the same time, the taste of the prepared dishes will directly depend on the quality of the fruit itself.

When purchasing, you need to pay attention to the fact that the fruits are fresh, without obvious external signs of mechanical damage. The skin must be dense and elastic. If the fruits have been lying on store shelves for a very long time, their shell will lose its elasticity, and the fruit itself will take on a decrepit appearance. Obviously, the surface must be smooth, without visible signs of rot and mold.

By the way, it is absolutely not necessary to cook something from avocado. It can also be used independently.

Avocado salad with crab sticks recipe

Despite the fact that mayonnaise is used as a dressing for this salad, it comes out light and has a fairly pleasant taste.

To prepare the dish you will need:

• one avocado;
• 200 g chilled crab sticks;
• medium-sized cucumber – 2 pcs.;
• greens to taste.

Crab sticks and cucumbers are cut into cubes. The greens should be carefully chopped. The avocado should also be cut into cubes. After cutting, sprinkle the pulp with lemon juice. Everything is carefully mixed in a salad bowl. The finished dish must be salted and mayonnaise added to it just before serving. Some additionally add celery root to the composition. But this is optional. You'll have to take my word for it that the dish turns out indescribably delicious.

Guests will definitely appreciate it, and the hostess will be rewarded with well-deserved praise.

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Determining the ripeness of an avocado

Gourmets appreciate the extraordinary taste of the product - oily, with a taste of herbs and pine nuts.

This fruit appeared on Russian shelves relatively recently and quickly gained popularity, especially among adherents of a healthy diet. The composition contains a huge amount of vegetable fats, fiber, vitamins B and C, antioxidants, copper, potassium and other valuable nutrients. However, for almost all consumers this berry is a curiosity, and by choosing an unripe or, on the contrary, rotting fruit in the market, you can spoil your first memory of the avocado.

A ripe but not overripe avocado has optimal taste properties. To choose an avocado of a suitable degree of ripeness, follow these buying rules:

• the skin must have an intense dark green tint; the lighter the color of the skin, the harder the flesh inside;
• When pressing on the fruit with a finger, no dents are left, but softness is felt.

Attention should also be paid to the product properties. The peel must be monotonous, without dark spots or scratches. Its texture can be either smooth or rough; this depends on the avocado variety and is not an indicator of ripeness.

If you don’t plan to prepare the product right away, choose unripe, dense fruits; they will “reach condition” in a dark cupboard within a few days.

Preparing for cleaning

Most often, avocados are eaten fresh. This is how the fruit pulp retains all its beneficial characteristics, its unusual consistency and unique taste.

The avocado pit and peel are inedible and contain toxins, so you need to get rid of them before consuming the product. Before peeling an avocado, be sure to wash your hands, as well as the fruit itself, by rubbing it with your fingers.

Avocados are washed under cool or warm running water without using detergents, and then wiped with a cardboard towel. For the next fetal cleaning you may need:

• kitchen knife;
• cutting board;
• tablespoon or teaspoon.

Peeling and cutting methods

Depending on the upcoming implementation of the fruit, the cleaning method is also chosen. So, to create a puree or add it to a smoothie, you can cut the avocado into 2 halves and scoop out the pulp with a spoon, removing the pit. As a result, only the peel remains in your hands. If you plan to get even slices, cubes or cubes, you will need to put in a little more effort.

Removing the pit

Getting rid of the inedible core is easy:

1. Make a cut along the fruit with a sharp knife, reaching the bone with the blade, but not trying to cut it.
2. Use your hands to grasp each of the avocado halves.
3. Twist the halves in opposite directions, then one of the halves will separate from the pit.
4. Remove the pit with a spoon and discard.

There is another usual method to remove the seed after dividing the fruit into 2 halves.

1. Wrap your hand in a towel so as not to accidentally injure it.
2. Place half an avocado, pit side up, in your palm.
3. Tap the pit firmly, but carefully, with the sharp side of the knife.
4. The knife should wedge tightly into the bone; if this does not happen the first time, repeat the manipulations.
5. When the blade is securely fixed in the pit, shake it with a knife to separate it from the pulp.
6. Remove the loosened pit by lifting the knife.

Peeling whole avocado halves

1. Insert the tip of a tablespoon between the peel and the pulp, as close to the outer shell as possible.
2. Run a spoon around the entire outline of the avocado.
3. Push the spoon deeper into the center of the fruit half, carefully scooping out the pulp.
4. Use a spoon to scoop out the separated half whole.
5. Do the same manipulations with the other half.

Please note that this method is only suitable for extremely ripe fruits, with oily pulp that easily separates from the peel.

Peeling the peel for slicing

For cutting and serving avocados in the form of slices, the following method of peeling the pitted halves is suitable:

1. Cut each half in half lengthwise or crosswise.
2. Use a knife to pry the tip of the peel from the edge.
3. Pull the peel with your hands, tearing it away from the pulp.
4. Peel all parts in the same way.
5. Cut the peeled pieces into the desired shape and thickness.

In some types of avocados, the peel fits tightly to the pulp and it is difficult to separate it using the usual method, even if the fruit is quite ripe.

In this case, you should peel the fruit in the same way as potatoes, using a knife or vegetable peeler.

Cleaning for dicing

If the avocado is medium ripe, cut off the skin with a knife and then cut into cubes on a cutting board. To get even and aesthetically pleasing cubes from a ripe and soft avocado, you should cut the flesh before peeling. Otherwise, the fruit may fall apart into shapeless pieces before it even hits the cutting board.

Proceed as follows:

1. Place a pitted avocado half in your hand, flesh side up.
2. With your other hand, take a knife and make horizontal and vertical cuts on the pulp, without cutting through the peel, so that cubes come out.
3. Use a spoon to scoop out the cut flesh, separating it from the skin.

Video: how to peel an avocado

Avocados can be stored at room temperature in a dark place or in the refrigerator. In the first case, ripening will continue, so this method is suitable for unripe fruits.

An avocado in the cupboard will ripen in 3–7 days. The proximity of avocados with bananas or peaches in one cardboard bag will help speed up the process. These fruits emit ethylene, a special substance that promotes the ripening of avocados. The fruit will become soft in 1–2 days. If there is no goal to speed up ripening, it is worth placing the product in the refrigerator, in the compartment for vegetables and fruits. The shelf life depends on the degree of maturity of the fruit, and can range from 1 week to 1 month or more.

If the avocado has been previously cut or peeled, its flesh will quickly darken. Wetting the fruit with lemon juice, vinegar or balsamic sauce will help prevent this process.

When storing a whole, unpeeled half of the fruit, wrap it in plastic wrap; it is better to throw the pit in place.

• whole fruit;
• pitted halves;
• avocado, cut into pieces and packaged in sealed bags;
• Avocado puree in plastic containers.

A sign of avocado spoilage is darkening of the flesh, wrinkling of the unpeeled skin, and the appearance of dark spots on the surface.

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Avocado is a tropical berry with buttery flesh and a large pit in the center. Avocado pulp bears little resemblance to other berries - it is not juicy, does not have a sweet taste and is more like a vegetable. Let's talk about how to properly select, clean and process the fruit before consumption.

Determining the ripeness of an avocado

Gourmets appreciate the unusual taste of the product - oily, with a taste of herbs and pine nuts. This fruit appeared on Russian shelves relatively recently and quickly gained popularity, especially among supporters of a healthy diet. The composition contains a large amount of vegetable fats, fiber, vitamins B and C, antioxidants, copper, potassium and other valuable nutrients. However, for many consumers this berry is a curiosity, and choosing an unripe or, conversely, rotting fruit in the store can ruin the first impression of the avocado.

It is believed that the dark skin of ripe fruits, and the light skin of unripe fruits

A ripe but not overripe avocado has optimal taste. To choose an avocado of the appropriate degree of ripeness, follow these buying rules:

the skin should have an intense dark green tint; the lighter the color of the skin, the harder the flesh inside;

When pressing on the fruit with a finger, no dents are left, but softness is felt.

Attention should also be paid to product quality indicators. The peel should be uniform in color, without dark spots or scratches. Its texture can be either smooth or rough; this depends on the avocado variety and is not an indicator of ripeness. If you don’t plan to cook the product right away, choose unripe, dense fruits; they will “reach condition” in a dark cupboard within a few days.

Preparing for cleaning

Most often, avocados are eaten fresh. Thus, the pulp of the fruit retains all its beneficial properties, its special consistency and unique taste.

Some gourmets prefer to eat avocados without peeling them, scraping out the pieces with a spoon

The avocado pit and peel are inedible and contain toxins, so you need to get rid of them before consuming the product. Before peeling an avocado, be sure to wash your hands, as well as the fruit itself, by rubbing it with your fingers. Avocados are washed under cold or warm running water without using detergents, and then wiped with a paper towel. For subsequent cleaning of the fruit, you may need:

kitchen knife;

cutting board;

tablespoon or teaspoon.

Peeling and cutting methods

Depending on the further use of the fruit, the cleaning method is also chosen. So, to create a puree or add it to a smoothie, you can cut the avocado into 2 halves and scoop out the pulp with a spoon, removing the pit. As a result, only the peel will remain in your hands. If you plan to get even slices, sticks or cubes, you will need to put in a little more effort. It is recommended to first peel the fruit, remove the pit, and then cut it. The easiest peeling method is with a knife, removing the skin in the same way as when peeling potatoes.

The easiest way to peel with a knife is similar to peeling potatoes.

Removing the pit

Getting rid of the inedible core is easy:

Make a cut along the fruit with a sharp knife, reaching the bone with the blade, but not trying to cut it.

Use your hands to grasp each of the avocado halves.

Twist the halves in opposite directions, then one of the halves will separate from the pit.

Remove the pit with a spoon and discard.

You can remove the pit from half the fruit using a spoon.

There is another simple way to remove the seed after dividing the fruit into 2 halves. Proceed as follows:

Wrap your hand in a towel to avoid accidentally injuring it.

Place half an avocado, pit side up, in your palm.

Hit the pit firmly, but carefully, with the sharp side of the knife.

The knife should wedge tightly into the bone; if this does not happen the first time, repeat the manipulations.

When the blade is securely fixed in the pit, shake it with a knife to separate it from the pulp.

Remove the loosened pit by lifting the knife.

The knife must fit tightly into the bone so that it can be removed without much effort.

Peeling whole avocado halves

If you need to keep the halves whole after peeling for later use, proceed as follows:

Insert the tip of a tablespoon between the skin and the flesh, as close to the outer shell as possible.

Run a spoon around the entire outline of the avocado.

Push the spoon deeper into the center of the fruit half, carefully scooping out the pulp.

Use a spoon to scoop out the separated half whole.

Do the same manipulations with the other half.

Please note that this method is only suitable for very ripe fruits, with oily pulp that easily separates from the peel.

Using a spoon, you can separate the pulp from the peel, preserving the integrity of half the fruit.

Peeling the peel for slicing

For slicing and serving avocados in the form of slices, the following method for peeling pitted halves is suitable:

Cut each half in half lengthwise or crosswise.

Use a knife to pry the tip of the peel from the edge.

Pull the peel with your hands, tearing it away from the pulp.

Peel all parts in the same way.

Cut the peeled pieces into the desired shape and thickness.

Cut the avocado halves in half to lift and remove the skin from parts of the fruit.

In some avocado varieties, the peel fits tightly to the pulp and it is difficult to separate it using the standard method, even if the fruit is quite ripe. In this case, it is worth peeling the fruit in the same way as potatoes, using a knife or vegetable peeler.

Cleaning for dicing

To get even cubes of avocados, you should cut them before peeling them.

If the avocado is medium ripe, cut off the skin with a knife and then cut into cubes on a cutting board. To get even and aesthetically pleasing cubes from a ripe and soft avocado, you should cut the pulp even before peeling. Otherwise, the fruit may fall apart into shapeless pieces before it even reaches the cutting board. Proceed as follows: To slow down the ripening of an avocado, you can place it in the refrigerator, wrapping it in film.

Avocados can be stored at room temperature in a dark place or in the refrigerator. In the first case, ripening will continue, so this method is suitable for unripe fruits. An avocado in the cupboard will ripen in 3–7 days. Combining avocados with bananas or peaches in one paper bag will help speed up the process. These fruits emit ethylene, a special substance that promotes the ripening of avocados. The fruit will become soft in 1–2 days. If there is no goal to speed up ripening, you should place the product in the refrigerator, in the compartment for vegetables and fruits. The shelf life depends on the degree of maturity of the fruit, and can range from 1 week to 1 month or more.

If the avocado has been previously cut or peeled, its flesh will quickly darken. Wetting the fruit with lemon juice, vinegar or balsamic sauce will help prevent this process.

When storing a whole, unpeeled half of the fruit, wrap it in plastic wrap, preferably leaving the pit in place. Frozen avocados will last the longest. This temperature treatment can be subjected to:

whole fruit;

pitted halves;

avocado, cut into pieces and packaged in sealed bags;

Avocado puree in plastic containers.

A sign of avocado spoilage is darkening of the flesh, wrinkling of the unpeeled skin, and the appearance of dark spots on the surface.

Video: peeling an avocado

Avocados can be used to make sauces, salads, pates and many other dishes. By following the guidelines for proper peeling and slicing of avocados, you can maintain the integrity of the flesh or shape it into the desired shape.

There is a lot of debate about whether avocado is a fruit or a vegetable. And no matter how strange it may seem, avocado is a fruit, since it has a seed, which, by the way, is quite oily, but it is not eaten.
But avocado pulp has a neutral taste and delicate texture, often reminiscent of pine nuts.

Let's look at how to peel an avocado using the two most popular methods - the first option involves further cutting the avocado into thin slices or strips, and the second method is perfect for salads, since in this case the avocado is cut into cubes.
Try each of them to determine which method is easiest for you.

How to peel an avocado - slicing

First, check if the avocado is ripe by squeezing it in your palm. It should be soft, but not mushy.
Rinse the avocado thoroughly under running warm water, gently rubbing the skin with your fingers, and dry the fruit with napkins.

• You should definitely wash your avocado, even though you won't be eating the skin. Otherwise, dirt and bacteria from the peel may be transferred to the pulp during peeling.
• Do not use soap to wash avocados.

Place the avocado on a cutting surface. Place the avocado on its side. It will be easier and safer to cut the avocado on its side rather than vertically, since most of the avocado will be on the cutting surface.

• To prevent slipping, place a clean kitchen towel or non-slip silicone mat under the avocado.

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Use a sharp kitchen knife to cut the avocado from top to bottom.

• Please note that on an avocado lying on its side, you will make a horizontal cut through the long side of the fruit, not through the short side.

Hold the avocado firmly with your free hand. If necessary, hold the fruit with a towel to prevent it from slipping.

It's better to start at the narrower end.

You will need to trace the outline of the seed in the center of the fruit. You can't cut it.

Hold the fruit in both hands and turn the halves in opposite directions to separate them.

After separating the two halves, the pit will still be on one side of the fruit. You need to remove it before peeling the avocado.

To remove the pit from the remaining half, carefully pick up the pit with the tip of a knife and remove it.

Or scrape out the seed with a metal spoon. This is the safest method that can be used to remove the pit from an avocado. Insert the tip of a spoon between the pit and the surrounding pulp. Carefully insert the spoon under the pit, as close as possible.

Run a spoon around the pit to loosen it on all sides from the surrounding flesh. Smoothly slide the spoon under the pit and lift it up.

Gently scrape off any remaining seed with the sharp edge of a knife.

Gently insert a metal spoon between the pulp and the skin. Insert the tip of a large metal spoon into the flesh of the avocado, as close to the skin as possible.

• To retain as much of the flesh as possible, try inserting a spoon into the fleshy part before the dark green part of the flesh.

Gently insert a spoon under the fleshy part, keeping it as close to the curves of the peel as possible.

Slowly slide a spoon around the perimeter of the fruit to completely separate the flesh from the skin.

Insert a spoon under the flesh and scrape it out of the avocado. If the pulp has been completely separated, it should come out in one solid piece. In this case, the peel easily turns into an original salad container.

If any parts of the flesh are stuck to the skin, the avocado may come out in pieces.

If you accidentally cut the skin, such as cutting into the flesh, you may end up with several small pieces of flesh with the skin on. If there are still bits of skin on the fruit, you can scrape them off with your fingernail. If you can't remove the fragments with your fingernail, remove them with a small knife:o)

Now, you can cut and prepare the avocado as you wish.

If the avocado is very ripe, then we proceed even simpler. Prepare the avocado as in the method above, cutting it in half, and then again in half, lengthwise, to make quarters. If desired, you can continue cutting the slices lengthwise to make them smaller and easier to handle.

• Place each half cut side down when cutting into quarters or pieces. By doing this you will have a better chance of success as it will make cutting the fruit easier and safer.
• Smaller pieces will be easier to clean than larger ones.

All that remains is to cut the avocado into slices or strips.

How to peel an avocado - dicing

Prepare the avocado as in the method above, cutting it into two halves. Take one half of the avocado, but do not cut it or peel it.

Score the flesh of the avocado. Use a paring knife to cut lines into the flesh. Cut a series of three or four parallel lines running from the top to the bottom of each half.

Cut another set of lines perpendicular to the first. Cut the flesh down to the skin, but without touching the skin.

The cuts on the flesh side will be in the form of a mesh.

Use a spoon to separate the chunks from the pulp. Slide a large metal spoon smoothly under the pulp, lifting the cubes away from the skin at the points where they are still attached.

For this

• Gently insert a spoon under the pulp, touching the curves of the peel as close as possible.
• Slowly move the spoon around the perimeter of the fruit, removing whole pieces of fruit from the peel.

You will get avocado cubes that can be used to make salads or sauces. Remove any remaining peel fragments. If there are any small pieces of peel left on the pieces of fruit, you can peel them off by sticking your fingernail under the remaining peel and tearing them off :o)

How to peel an avocado with a knife

It must be said that well-ripe avocados are cleaned using the above methods. The peel of a not too ripe avocado can be easily peeled off with a vegetable peeler.

And, of course, you can peel the avocado the old-fashioned way: o) - simply cut off the peel with a knife.

How to peel an avocado by hand

And for extreme people, I want to suggest a way to peel an avocado if you don’t have a knife at hand (you never know :o)... Take the fruit and with any sharp object we make several deep scratches along it lengthwise (a toothpick, a pin, even a fingernail, etc. will do). P.). Make the “scratches” near the stalk especially carefully and deeply.

Then make a small hole there and pry off the peel at the tip of the cut. Use your index finger and thumb to reach into the tip of each piece, just below the dark green part of the flesh and level with the skin. Ideally, you will have some peel between your fingers.

Slowly pull it down from the pulp. Slowly - to prevent damage to the pulp and tearing of the peel. Peel the avocado as if you were peeling a banana.

I really hope everything works out for you!

As you can see, peeling an avocado is quick and convenient, very simple. I really hope that my post will be useful to you!

How to use an avocado seed?

They advise not to throw it away. Leave the pit inside the cut avocado and the flesh will hardly darken. You can also bury the seed in a ready-made salad: this will allow it to retain its original green color.
However, I don’t use this method, but simply sprinkle the sliced ​​avocado with lemon juice to prevent it from darkening. But if you don’t have lemon on hand, it’s quite acceptable...

How to peel an avocado and cut it into cubes or slices for salad or sushi? Fast and safe way.

How do you clean this exotic fruit?

Why do I ask? — Not long ago I witnessed how one of my very good friends peeled this fruit with a vegetable peeler, then carefully cut it into pieces for a salad. I watched this complex action in fascination. And in the end I offered him my own, which seems to me simpler and "correct" a way to peel and cut berries. In addition, this method takes significantly less time and effort.

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Recipe: how to peel an avocado.

Ingredients:

1. One avocado.

Optional equipment:

• Kitchen towel.
• lemon, or lemon juice.

Cooking method:

How to cut an avocado.

• Take an “alligator pear” (as this fruit is called in South America) with one hand. Using a large knife, carefully make a circular cut along the pit. Place the knife against the bone and rotate the blade around the avocado to cut through it. Open the fruit into two halves by turning them towards each other. There will be a bone in one of the halves that we have to remove.

How to remove the pit from an avocado.

• Take the half of the fruit that still has the pit in it and make another longitudinal cut along the bone, cutting this extraordinary fruit into quarters.

• Take the quarter with the pit in one hand, and with the other hand, twist the bone out of the fruit and discard it.

How to remove the pit from an “alligator pear” using a knife.

• There is another way, but it is a little more complicated and requires practice and caution. Hold a kitchen towel in your hand to avoid accidentally cutting yourself. Take half a fruit with a pit in it

• With a little effort, carefully cut the bone with a knife so that the blade enters it but does not cut the fruit and bone into two halves. If you are unsure, just gradually press the blade into the bone and unscrew it.

How to cut fruit into cubes for salad.

• Now, if you are making puree or guacamole, scoop out the pulp from the fruit with a spoon. To do this, use a regular table knife to make cross-shaped cuts in the flesh. Try not to damage the peel.

• Then use a teaspoon to scoop out pieces of pulp from half the fruit.

How to cut fruit into slices.

• To slice an avocado, cut the flesh of the fruit into wedges.

Remove the skin from the cut avocado slices.

• Using your hands, divide the fruit into segments and remove the peel. If you have a ripe avocado in your hands, the peel will come off the slices without much effort.

If you don't plan to use the sliced ​​avocado right away, sprinkling lemon juice on the slices will prevent them from browning.

Bon appetit!

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Avocado. It is generally pear-shaped and can be easily identified by its green or dark green coloration. The skin on the fruit may be smooth or have small tubercles - this is not an indicator of quality, but a feature of a particular variety. If you've never tried an avocado before, or at least haven't bought one yourself, you may have a lot of questions: "Which fruit should I choose?"

"How to peel an avocado?" etc. A few tips will help you avoid mistakes when purchasing, and will also give you an idea of ​​how this overseas product is usually eaten.

How to choose the right avocado in the store

Wherever you buy an avocado, the most important criterion when choosing should be its softness. Unripe fruits will be hard and their flesh will be bitter or tasteless. The skin of a ripe fruit yields easily when pressed, but the avocado fruit should not be too soft. If you bought unripe fruit, place it in a dark place until it is no longer too dense. The ripeness of the fruit can be indicated by small black dots on the skin.

How to peel an avocado

Finally, an interesting fruit is in your kitchen! Before enjoying its pulp, you need to get rid of the skin and large seeds. What's the fastest way to peel an avocado? Cut the fruit lengthwise without touching the seed.

If it is ripe, the two parts will be easy to separate from each other using your hands. In such an avocado, the skin easily separates from the pulp, so the whole process will take just a few minutes. If the fruit is hard and green and the skin does not come off easily, you have no choice but to peel the avocado using a knife. Using a sharp blade, try not to damage the seed - the pulp at the points of contact with the seed will become bitter and tasteless.

How and with what to eat avocado

There are many people who prefer to eat this interesting product in its pure form - the fruit has an oily and very fatty pulp with a barely perceptible sweetish taste. Sliced ​​avocados are often used in salads. When buying fruit for this purpose in the store, make sure it is not too soft. Toast lovers spread avocado pulp on their bread. This sandwich can be sprinkled with salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg or any other seasoning of your choice.

Before serving a dish containing avocado, be sure to taste it - sometimes very bitter fruits end up on store shelves.

Growing avocados at home

The seed that you have removed from the purchased fruit does not have to be thrown away. Plant it with the sharp part up, shallowly, remembering to water it moderately. After 2-3 weeks, most seeds begin to sprout, and the plant itself quickly gains height, which can reach 1.5 meters in just six months. Whether your tree will bear fruit depends on many factors - first of all, the climate and timely watering. However, results in the form of large and oily avocados should not be expected earlier than after 3-5 years.