Robbity
Expert
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I prefer those £3.80 packs when I can afford them, but often end up with the little packs of four. I have some little containers which take one of these little avocados mashed with chopped basil, garlic, lime juice and a bit of salt & pepper, squished into the containers and "sealed" with olive oil, then topped with shredded parmesan and either pine nuts or chopped pistachios. They'll freeze nicely and easily fit in little odd corners of the freezer, and will also keep reasonably well for a few days in the fridge without browning round the edges.I like avocados with the ridged/rough skin. I have found the best here (London) are from Waitrose. They are the Hass variety and from Peru. I usually buy the pack of 4, for £3.80. Two are ripe and ready to eat and two are for ripening at home over the next couple of days.
Waitrose suggest you test for ripeness by gently squeezing in your palm, there should be a little give. If hard it isn't ripe.
There is supposed to be an avocado shortage due to heavy rain in the avocado growing countries. I was in Waitrose yesterday and they had run out of the packs of two ripe avocadoes, and the big avocadoes which cost £1.89 each. They still had the 4 packs so I bought one. I had one last night with garlic mayonnaise, it was just right. But sometimes the unripened ones don't ripen enough, or too much.
Robbity