Use it up · Vegetables

Avocados

Have extra avocados? Here’s how to choose, store and prep avocados, plus 9 family recipes to use it all up, best matches first.

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🛒 Choosing it

A ripe avocado yields to gentle pressure. Buy firm ones to ripen at home over a few days.

🧊 Storing it

Counter: Ripen on the counter
Fridge: 3 to 5 days once ripe
Freezer: Not recommended whole; mashed avocado can be frozen for dips

Keep the fridge at 40°F or below and the freezer at 0°F. Freezer times are for best quality; food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe. When in doubt, throw it out. Times from Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

🔪 Prepping it

Halve around the pit, twist apart and scoop. Lemon or lime juice slows browning.

🌱 Grow it

You can grow your own: avocado. The Food Garden Planner shows how much to plant for your family and when it comes in.

🌱 Plan a garden with it →

📊 Nutrition per 100 g

Avocado. 100 g is about 3 1/2 ounces.

Calories	160 kcal	8%
Protein	2.0 g	4%
Total fat	15 g	19%
Saturated fat	2.1 g	11%
Total carbohydrate	8.5 g	3%
Dietary fiber	6.7 g	24%
Total sugars	0.7 g
Sodium	7.0 mg	0%
Calcium	12 mg	1%
Iron	0.6 mg	3%
Potassium	485 mg	10%

% Daily Value for adults (FDA). From USDA FoodData Central 171705 (SR Legacy).

🍽 Recipes that use it up

9 recipes, the ones that use the most avocados first.

With a smaller amount

Plan them into your week in the meal planner, or find recipes for two or three things at once with the “What can I make?” picker.

Storage times and buying tips are general guides from the sources below; follow any date or instructions on the package. Cook meat, poultry, fish and eggs to the USDA safe temperatures in each recipe.