20 Avocado Recipes for Every Meal

Creamy avocados are major players when it comes to providing healthy, good-for-you fats. Here are a ton of tempting recipes for you to try today.

As we near the end of peak avocado season (February through September), we thought we'd share our favorite avocado recipes to help you celebrate this nutty-tasting, heart-healthy fruit. From dressings to toasts we've got you covered.

Avocado Lime Dressing

Try this avocado lime dressing drizzled over iceberg lettuce, black beans, sweet corn and roasted sweet potatoes.

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Toast with Smashed Avocado & Smoked Salmon

Smashed Avocado and Smoked Salmon

Smashed avocado steps in for cream cheese and is a decadently creamy base for smoked salmon and herbaceous dill.

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Avocado Egg Salad

Avocado Egg Salad

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Avocado Pesto

Avocado Pesto

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Arame Avocado Salad

Seaweed salad recipe

This delicious, plant-based recipe includes sea vegetables, local produce and healthy, filling grains. Naturally full of iodine, vitamin C, manganese and vitamin B2, seaweed is a clean eater’s best friend!

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Avocado Fries with Creamy Chipotle Dipping Sauce

Avocado Fries

While you can’t have conventional deep-fried French fries during the Whole30 challenge, you can have these heart-healthy wedges. Whether you prefer to bake or fry them, both options are compliant.

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Taco-Stuffed Avocado Boats

Taco-Stuffed Avocado Boats

Avocado is the star ingredient of these tacos. Just substitute avocados for taco shells for the perfect low-carb taco. Load with ground beef, cheese, and a dollop of sour cream and you have a delicious lunch or dinner.

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Grilled Lemon Chicken & Avocado with Shishito Peppers & Lemon Crema

Grilled Lemon Chicken & Avocado

If you aren't grilling avocados, you are missing out! Grilling avocados makes them creamy and smokey, and serving them with grilled chicken breasts and shishito peppers makes a satisfying meal.

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Chile-Glazed Salmon with Avocado Salsa & Mexican Cauli-Rice

Chile-Glazed Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Honey and sriracha glaze gives the salmon an amazing sweet and spicy flavor. The avocado salsa is the perfect finish for this fast and easy dinner.

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Chunky Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho

Cold soups are the perfect lunch or quick dinner during the blistering summer months as they satisfy your need to cool down. They can be made in large batches and stored for an easy lunch or a perfectly planned picnic.

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Pita Paninis with Tuna, Sprouts, Zucchini & Avocado Cream

Pita Paninis with Tuna, Sprouts, Zucchini and Avocado Cream

These loaded paninis, or "little breads" in Italian, don't require a panini press - a toaster oven and a quick press with your hand works, too. Alternatively, you can heat the pitas on a grill pan with another pan over top for pressure to get those signature grill marks. 

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Wakame Avocado Purée

For intense wakame flavor, try this easy, one-step sauce. You can also use it to top steak, chicken or tofu.

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White Bean & Roasted Red Pepper Toasts with Avocado

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Grilled Jalapeño Corn Cakes with Black Bean & Avocado Relish

Jalapeno corn cakes recipe

These quick and easy corn cakes make a protein-packed veggie dinner.

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Avocado Hummus

Avocado Hummus

This hummus uses avocado in place of tahini for an extra-velvety spin on everyone’s favorite dip. For best results, use Hass avocados, which are the creamiest variety.

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Chilled Corn Soup with Shrimp, Avocado & Tomato Relish

Chilled corn soup

This cool, colorful soup is the perfect way to celebrate summer's best sweet corn and plump grape tomatoes.

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Chipotle Beet Bean Burgers with Lemon Avocado Sauce

Chipotle Beet Bean Burgers with Lemon Avocado Sauce

Prep these vibrantly colored veggie patties on Sunday, then simply heat them up during the week. Serve on buns or in lettuce wraps with our speedy Lemon Avocado Sauce smothered over top.

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A Better Avocado Toast

A Better Avocado Toast

Yes, you can still have avocado toast on keto – if you use our low-carb loaf made with nut butters and coconut flour. The leftover bread is delicious toasted and buttered, for sandwiches or made into French toast.

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Avocado Lime Frozen Yogurt

Avocado Lime Frozen Yogurt

With only five ingredients and a pinch of sea salt, this savory-sweet frozen yogurt is a decadent yet healthier take on a classic chiller. Avocados lend an extra dose of creamy texture, while skim milk and low-fat yogurt ensure it tastes fattier than it actually is.

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Farro & Chickpea Cakes with Avocado "Aioli" and Cherry Tomatoes

Chickpea patty recipe

The farro for this deliciously crispy crab cake-like dish is purposely a little overcooked and sticky to help the cakes hold their shape during cooking. An avocado aioli-style sauce and tomatoes on top add creaminess, brightness .

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Written by Maureen Farrar for Clean Eating Magazine and legally licensed through the Matcha publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@getmatcha.com.