woman holding avocado

Two delicious recipes to use 'ugly' but still good avocados

woman holding avocados

Do you have a few less-than-appetizing but still good avocados hanging around? We have two recipes that are great uses for those slightly brown avocados.

Avocado Lime Dressing

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 7 avocados
  • ½ c rice vinegar
  • 1 cup limes, juiced
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1 ½ tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. cayenne
  • 3 tsp. Kosher salt

Procedure:

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until fully combined as a vinaigrette.

Avocado Crema

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 6 avocados
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1 ½ tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. cayenne
  • 3 tsp Kosher salt

Procedure:

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until fully combined as a puree.

**Recipes from UC Davis Health's Executive Chef Santana Diaz and Food and Nutrition Services.

Subscribe to Good Food Is Good Medicine

Subscribe to our blog and receive notifications of new stories by email.