store an avocado?

[Twinmama]

More specifically, how do I store half of an avocado? I thought I remembered that if you left the pit in the avocado, it would keep it from browning. However, in under 8 hours, the avocado is completely brown and shriveled. Darnit!! so how do I store it for later consumption??

 

[Mama Mangia]

Keep cut avocados fresh by sprinkling lemon or lime juice on the slices. Avocado will turn brown otherwise.

Avocados do not freeze well.

My suggestion - eat the whole thing......................mmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Raquelita]

Good to know - i have an avocado that i'm waiting to ripen right now, but I guess i'll have to be sure to eat it fast once it's ready.

 

[Twinmama]

Refrigerating it doesn't do the trick, either. Darn it. I really wanted to avoid the lemon juice thing. I don't like the aftertaste it leaves.

I wonder, would plastic wrap or a Tupperware container help any?

 

[Mama Mangia]

Sorry to say - it'll brown like an apple, banana, pear - oxidation.

 

[Twinmama]

So it's use it or lose it (green). Oh well. Thanks again, mama m.

 

[TexasRose]

That's a good question. I have never been able to store avocados to my satisfaction. Since my husband refuses to eat them (is he crazy?) then I always find myself in this dilemma because it's hard to eat one all by myself at once.

 

[alice.b.toklas]

Keep cut avocados fresh by sprinkling lemon or lime juice on the slices. Avocado will turn brown otherwise.

Avocados do not freeze well.

My suggestion - eat the whole thing......................mmmmmmmmmmm

That's what I do. I love avocados in a garden salad. They need the lemon juice added to keep from browning but any salad dressing after that is good. But this thread makes me wonder how do the avocado suppliers keep them coming?

 

[aeiou]

I recommend taking the remaining piece of avocado and make a quick and easy guacamole dip that you can eat with tortilla chips or use it for fajitas or a taco salad the next day.

 

[Twinmama]

I know, I should just eat it all at once, but they are soooooo very fatty.

 

[PHILSFAULT]

I know, I should just eat it all at once, but they are soooooo very fatty.

Poly and Monounsaturated fat.. thats the good stuff. When I used to BodyBuild my joints suffered when I dropped my daily fat intake to something like 56 grams per day. I tried Glucosamine tablets but found that increasing my fat intake with Nuts, Salmon, Avocados and Olive Oil worked alot better. Don't be afraid of Avocados they are your friend..plus they have alot more vitamins than cheesecake.

Avocados are one of my favorite foods. Luckily I live on the California Central Coast were Avocados are grown. Your not going to have any success storing a half avocado for longer than a day. Leave the seed in, and when you see the flesh turn brown, rest assured that just a scrape below the brown is that lovely green that we savored the night before.

 

[Twinmama]

Oh, it is good to hear that about keeping the pit in the uneaten half...I felt like I remembered hearing that years ago, so I tried it and it still turned brown almost immediately.

 

[PHILSFAULT]

Oh, it is good to hear that about keeping the pit in the uneaten half...I felt like I remembered hearing that years ago, so I tried it and it still turned brown almost immediately.

Underneath the brown was it normal looking?

Oh oh oh.. try this, put the half with the seed in a ziplock sandwich bag and toss in the fridge for the next day. I do this weekly so I know there really shouldn't be any problems.

 

[Twinmama]

No, it was brown straight down to the rind-y thing. I will definitely try the ziploc bag thing, though. THANKS!