Avocados Dips Are a Host’s Best Friend
Behold the avocado! Versatile, this fruit that grows abundantly in Mexico and Central America — and in the U.S. in California, Florida, and Hawaii — is a perfect candidate for dips. Cut into cubes, it adds volume, softness, and sultry subtlety to a chunky salsa; blitzed in a blender, it verges on mousse. It will follow you in your whims. So, veer away from classic guacamole and allow avocado to show its many facets. You’ll find a willing centerpiece that takes on numerous garnish guises, too.
Try these three healthy avocado dips that showcase the fruit’s creamy qualities, each in its own way.
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Avocado Hummus
The best of two classics: hummus and guacamole.
Serves 6–8
Ingredients:
- 2 cups canned (or precooked) chickpeas
- 2 ripe avocados, flesh cubed
- 1/3 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt to taste
Garnish: olive oil, fresh chopped cilantro, red pepper flakes or paprika, coarse salt
Method:
Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, garnish, and serve. This avocado dip is excellent served with flatbread or pita chips.
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Cilantro-Lime Avocado Mousse
This recipe takes advantage of pureed avocado’s mousse-like properties. You’ll relish the luscious, silky texture, a balance of the creaminess of avocado and the bright relief of lime.
Serves 6–8
Ingredients:
- 2 avocados, flesh cubed
- 1/2 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeds and ribs removed
- 2 tablespoons water (more if needed)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method:
Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and serve. This avocado dip’s vibrant green hue makes it a gorgeous accompaniment to equally jewel-toned crudités, such as red and yellow bell peppers, carrots, jicama, cucumber, and celery.
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Yogurt-Avocado Dip
Protein-packed to the hilt, this avocado dip is thick and satisfying, with slightly smoky undertones from paprika. Pale and inviting, it’s a beautiful canvas for black and white sesame seeds or pomegranate seeds and toasted hazelnuts.
Serves 8
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe avocados, flesh cubed
- 2 cups Greek yogurt (fat content to taste)
- 1-2 teaspoons paprika (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Method:
Mash ingredients in a bowl or blend in a food processor, depending on textural preference. Transfer to a bowl, garnish, and serve.
When you’re done cooking, don’t through away those avocado pits! Try your hand at regrowing your groceries from your kitchen.
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