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15 Genius Avocado Recipes For Cinco de Mayo -- and Beyond

From guacamole to avocado toast -- and beyond -- we found the most mouthwatering (and unexpected) healthy avocado recipes
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Avocado Recipes: Easy Chicken and Avocado Burritos
Consider dinner planned: This satisfying meal can be thrown together quickly -- for far fewer calories than an overstuffed burrito at your local Mexican joint.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend (or mozzarella)
1 avocado, diced
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
4 large tortillas
1 tablespoon oil

Directions:
Mix the shredded chicken, cheese, cilantro and diced avocados. Lay a tortilla flat on a plate and top it with a quarter of the mixture. Roll up the tortilla. Repeat the process for all four tortillas. Pour a tablespoon of oil into a heated pan or griddle. Place all four tortillas on the pan and cook for two minutes on medium-high heat. Flip the burrito and cook it on the other side until it's golden in color. Serve warm.

Image and Recipe via gimmedelicious.com

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Avocado Recipes: Avocado Salsa
It doesn't matter if you call it avocado salsa or superchunky guacamole. This simple chip complement is delicious -- and a breeze to put together -- either way.

Ingredients:
2 large avocados, diced
2 tablespoons lime juice (one lime)
1 jalape˜o pepper, finely diced
1 plum tomato, seeded and finely diced
1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together. And season with salt.

Image and recipe via closetcooking.com

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Healthy Avocado Recipes: Bacon-Wrapped Avocado
This might be a bit of a healthy avocado recipe stretch, but this appetizer features the union of perhaps the internet's two favorite foods. In other words, there's no way it can be bad, right?

Ingredients:
4 to 6 strips of bacon
1 large avocado
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon chili powder

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and chili powder and set aside. Line a baking sheet with foil. Cut open the avocado and remove the pit. Slice about 3/4-inch slices lengthwise, and then cut through the middle to cut all of the slices in half so that you have short, thick chunks of avocado.

Cut each slice of bacon in 3 to 5 pieces, and wrap each piece around the avocado. Roll in the brown sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven to a platter and stick a toothpick in each for serving.

Source: ohsweetbasil.com

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Healthy Avocado Recipes: Creamy Jalapeño Dip
Step aside, guacamole -- there's a new avocado dip in town. This healthy avocado recipe balances the spiciness of jalapeño with cool, buttery avocado and cream cheese.

Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 avocado
1/2 cup jalapeño, sliced (you can use jarred)
1/2 cup cilantro
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender. Add more salt, garlic or jalapeños to taste. Use the milk or jalapeño juice to help blend. Chill before eating. Serve with chips or crackers.

Source: bigredclifford.com

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Healthy Avocado Recipes: Deviled Eggs
It's a shame that we only really get to enjoy deviled eggs once a year. But this healthy twist on the classic recipe -- which adds avocado to the yolk filling -- deserves to be a year-round staple in your kitchen.

Ingredients:
6 peeled hard-boiled eggs
1 ripe avocado peeled and pitted
1-1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
2 to 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
1/8 teaspoon ground mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Cut eggs lengthwise and remove yolks. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine egg yolks, avocado, lime juice, mayonnaise, parsley and ground mustard, and mash using a potato masher or two forks until nice and creamy. Alternatively, you can add all the ingredients in a food processer and blend. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add mixture into egg whites with a spoon or pastry bag. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Source: motherthyme.com

Healthy avocado recipes are at the top of our list for must-try dishes, because as far as we're concerned, the avocado is the Beatles of produce. The buttery fruit is a larger-than-life superstar, timeless and an inevitable crowd pleaser. (And, yes, rumors of a looming avocado shortage were throwing us into a panic -- until we realized we can freeze avocados.)

Avocados are packed with skin-enhancing healthy fats, plus nearly 20 vitamins and minerals, including and vitamins A and C. Plus, eating half an avocado with lunch may help control hunger throughout the day, according to one 2014 study.

But if you're bored with guacamole (nearly impossible, we know), there are a number of other ways to put this green wonder fruit to good use. Here, 14 easy and healthy avocado recipes to try at home.
BY MARY SQUILLACE | MAY 4, 2016 | SHARES
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