Probably, almost every modern housewife was interested in how to properly peel an avocado. Since in modern cooking you can find many recipes with this fruit. Let's find out in a step-by-step recipe with a photo how to peel an avocado? Video recipe.
What is an avocado? Outwardly it resembles a pear, but differs from it. Many do not even know if it is a vegetable or a fruit. Some argue that it is a root vegetable grown like a potato. But in reality, avocado is a fruit that grows on a tree. It has extraordinary fat content, high nutritional value for vegetarian and dietary food. The pulp of the fruit contains many useful substances: vitamins (B and C), copper, potassium … Nutritionists say that avocado is good for those who suffer from diseases of the nervous and reproductive system, and for men it improves potency.
Avocado has appeared on the shelves of our stores relatively recently, but this did not prevent it from becoming one of the most popular fruits. It is used both separately and included in the composition of all kinds of salads, snacks and other dishes. At the same time, few know how to properly peel an avocado and do it not only correctly, but also as quickly as possible. Today we will learn one of several ways on how to properly and quickly peel an avocado, which is the simplest and most convenient.
See also how to make avocado spread sandwiches.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 125 kcal.
- Servings - 1 Avocado
- Cooking time - 5 minutes
Ingredients:
Avocado - 1 pc
How to peel an avocado, step by step instructions with a photo:
1. First of all, check the ripeness of the avocado by squeezing it in your palms. It should be soft, not mushy. Then wash it under running cold water and dry it with a paper towel. Use a sharp knife to cut it in half in a circle from top to bottom until you come across a bone.
2. Use your hands to turn the halves of the fruit in different directions. With a ripe avocado, this will be very easy to do.
3. Divide the fruit into two halves.
4. With the half of the fruit on which the bone remains, walk around the bone with a small knife.
5. Then pry it with a small teaspoon and gently pull it out.
6. After that, the avocado pulp can be eaten with a spoon, so further peeling is not necessary. But if you need to use the fruit in a salad or appetizer, then cut the pulp of the fruit in each half directly in the peel into the desired shape: into cubes, half rings, straws …
7. Use a small teaspoon to pry the pulp. In ripe fruit, it will easily come off the peel.
8. Likewise, remove all the pulp from the fruit. Now you know how to peel an avocado, so you can quickly prepare a variety of delicious dishes with this fruit.
See also the video recipe on how to cut an avocado.
