Have you ever wondered what to do with avocado, other than make avocado toast? Whether you’re looking for new ideas or just need to use up some ripe avocados – I’ve got you! I’ve rounded up 30+ dietitian-designed recipes with avocado that will show you easy and delicious ways to add them to your meals. Includes salads, smoothies, mains, sandwiches, and more!
In this post, you’ll find 30+ simple, healthy recipes using avocados along with a breakdown of the nutrition benefits of avocados! Keep scrolling to explore all avocado recipes, or click to go directly to the following sections:
Avocado Nutrition Benefits
Avocados are rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, which give them their signature smooth texture and mouthfeel!
Fats are super important for many processes in the body and they help your body absorb any fat-soluble nutrients present in the other ingredients in a meal. Fats also digest slower, which means they’ll help you feel fuller and more satisfied for longer.
Avocados are also an excellent source of dietary fibre, with one fruit providing about 40% of your daily fibre needs.
In terms of micronutrients, avocados are a good source of:
- vitamin C
- vitamin B6
- vitamin E
- vitamin K
- folate
- magnesium
- potassium
Salads With Avocado
In this section you’ll find an assortment of delicious salad recipes that use avocado! Avocado adds so much deliciously creamy texture to salads. Thanks to their healthy fat and fiber content, they also help to make salads WAY more satisfying and filling.
1) Summer Salad With Corn, Strawberries & Avocado
If summer was a flavour, it would taste like this! This salad is loaded with fresh, seasonal fruits and veggies. It's super refreshing and perfect for your next summer BBQ or picnic.
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2) Grilled Watermelon Salad With Balsamic
This grilled watermelon salad recipe is made with simple ingredients like strawberries, avocado, feta, basil, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing. It's easy, refreshing, and absolutely delicious! Recipe is gluten-free, vegetarian, and meant to be enjoyed as a side salad.
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3) Grilled Kale Salad With Avocado, Lemon & Parm
This healthy grilled kale salad is paired with avocado, lemon, garlic, pecans, and parmesan. It's one of the best ways to eat kale!
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5) Strawberry, Tomato & Avocado Salad
This strawberry, tomato & avocado salad is bursting with flavour and nutrition. Make it in minutes and bring to your next summer BBQ or picnic!
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6) Halloumi Salad With Couscous
This halloumi salad recipe is made with fried halloumi cheese, couscous, tons of veggies, and a delicious balsamic vinaigrette dressing. It's a quick and easy salad idea that can be enjoyed as a side dish or as a yummy lunch! For a gluten-free version, simply swap couscous with quinoa.
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7) Cucumber Avocado Salad With Quinoa
This Easy Cucumber Avocado Salad is made with nutritious ingredients like quinoa, sauerkraut, nutritional yeast, hemp seeds, lemon, and fresh herbs. It's healthy, refreshing, and can be enjoyed as a complete meal or side salad! Gluten-free with vegan option available.
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8) Warm Mushroom Salad With Miso Dressing
This warm mushroom salad recipe is made with kale, farro, avocado, and topped with a delicious miso-sesame dressing. It's a hearty vegan salad that can been enjoyed as a side or a main!
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9) Shrimp Taco Salad Bowl
This taco salad recipe is such an easy and quick-to-make shrimp dinner idea. It combines sautéed shrimp and nutritious cooked quinoa with healthy salad ingredients, such as crunchy romaine lettuce and chopped bell peppers. A terrific 35-minute meal!
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10) Mango Avocado Salad With Shrimp
This mango avocado salad recipe is made with shrimp and a spicy lime dressing! It's quick, unique, and delicious. Option to leave out shrimp for a vegetarian version.
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11) Massaged Kale Salad With Sweet Potatoes
This fall salad combines massaged lacinato kale, roasted sweet potatoes, pomegranates, and toasted pecans for a delicious and filling meal or side.
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Smoothies With Avocado
Have you tried adding avocado to your smoothies before? It’s rare that I make a smoothie without them now!
Avocados really help to improve the texture of a smoothie, making them so thick and creamy. Like with salads, their fat and fiber content also help to make a smoothie more satisfying and filling – this is great if you’re having one of these smoothies for breakfast!
TIP: I actually love purchasing pre-frozen avocado to throw into my smoothies. I buy a big bag from Costco and keep it in my freezer! Because they’re frozen, it helps give a cool temperature without having to water down your smoothie with ice. It also means that your avocados are always perfectly ripe 😉
12) Lemon Blueberry Avocado Smoothie
This lemon blueberry avocado smoothie is such a delicious, easy, and filling breakfast idea! Touches of lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon add so much incredible flavour, while avocado and yogurt make the texture super creamy. Recipe is gluten-free, naturally sweetened only with fruit, and can be made vegan if needed.
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13) Chocolate Banana Avocado Smoothie
This healthy breakfast smoothie is made with spinach, peanut butter, chia, hemp seeds, and almond milk. Dietitian-designed, it’s full of nutritious ingredients for a filling breakfast. Vegan, gluten-free, and can be made-ahead!
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14) Ginger Pear Green Smoothie
This simple pear smoothie recipe is a delicious and nutritious green breakfast smoothie! It's made with healthy ingredients like ripe pears, ginger, spinach, avocado, hemp seeds, and chia seeds. As a dieititian, it's important to me that your breakfast smoothie provides you with balanced nutrition – and this flavourful smoothie delivers!
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15) Watermelon, Banana & Strawberry Smoothie
This nutritious watermelon smoothie is made with banana, strawberries, greek yogurt, and mint! It's super refreshing, easy to make, and filling enough to enjoy for breakfast.
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16) Banana Chai Smoothie
This vegan banana chai smoothie is made with vanilla, almond milk, and nut butter. An easy, healthy breakfast option packed with flavour!
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17) Raspberry Banana Spinach Smoothie
This raspberry banana spinach smoothie is such a delicious, healthy, and filling breakfast idea! It's made with nutritious ingredients and is a source of fiber, healthy fats, protein, and greens. Recipe is gluten-free, naturally sweetened only with fruit, and can be made vegan if desired.
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18) Simple Creamy Green Smoothie
This Simple Creamy Green Smoothie recipe is made with spinach, avocado, banana, chia, and hemp seeds. It's high in protein and healthy fats for a super satisfying breakfast. Gluten-free with vegan option available!
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19) Strawberry Peach Avocado Smoothie
This strawberry and peach fruit smoothie is packed with nutritious ingredients,like Greek yogurt, avocado, and ginger. Use fresh or frozen fruit, your choice!
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20) Strawberry Pineapple Spinach Smoothie
This strawberry pineapple spinach green smoothie is packed with vitamin C, antioxidants, protein, healthy fats, and fibre. A creamy and filling breakfast!
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Sandwiches & Toasts With Avocado
I love using avocado as a substitute for mayonnaise! It mashes up perfectly with ingredients like eggs or tuna, and helps to increase the amount of healthy fats and fiber in these meals.
21) Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich
Using avocado as a substitute for mayonnaise, this healthy boiled-egg salad sandwich recipe is packed with protein, healthy fats, and fibre for a filling, balanced meal. Plus, it's made in 20 minutes or less!
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22) Avocado & Greek Yogurt Tuna Salad
Greek yogurt adds extra protein and avocado adds healthy fats and fibre to a traditional tuna salad. This no-mayo option comes together in under 10 minutes. Add to toast, pitas, or wraps for a quick lunch.
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Main Dishes With Avocado
In this section you’ll find a handful of main dishes that use avocado! I often use avocado as my go-to healthy fat source in these nutritionally-balanced meals.
23) Green Goddess Rice Bowl With Shrimp
This creamy rice bowl is made with a vegan avocado green goddess dressing that is SO fresh, healthy + delicious. Pair with shrimp or your favourite protein! Recipe is gluten-free, with vegan option available.
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24) Healthy Taco Salmon Rice Bowl
This taco salmon rice bowl is a super easy, healthy, and colourful meal! Nutritionally balanced and full of flavour – it's perfect for a weeknight dinner or a packed work lunch. Recipe is gluten-free and can easily be made dairy-free if needed.
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25) One-Pan Taco Breakfast Skillet
This Taco Breakfast Skillet is packed with veggies and protein for a healthy one-pan meal. Gluten-free, with vegetarian and vegan options available!
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26) Balsamic Baked Salmon With Strawberry-Avocado Salsa
This balsamic baked salmon recipe is topped with a refreshing strawberry basil salsa. It's such a simple, yet delicious summer dish that's bursting with flavour and nutrition! This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, and a source of protein and fibre.
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27) Savoury Kimchi Oatmeal
This savoury kimchi oatmeal is a delicious vegetarian meal that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It's easy, healthy, and ready in under 25-minutes!
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28) Sweet Potato & Kale Skillet Hash
This Sweet Potato Hash Breakfast Skillet is packed with veggies, protein, fibre, and fresh herbs. An easy stovetop recipe with no oven required!
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29) No-Bean Vegan Chili
This hearty no-bean vegan chili recipe is packed with vegetables, spices, and tempeh. It's gluten-free and high in protein and fibre. Healthy, easy to make, and SO comforting!
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30) Canned Salmon Quinoa Burgers
A heart-healthy salmon burger recipe using quinoa and fresh herbs. Patties can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge. Use a gluten-free bun or collard wrap to make recipe GF, or skip the bun altogether and enjoy on top of salad (as desired).
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Other Avocado Recipes
In this miscellaneous “other” section, you’ll find recipes for an all-purpose avocado dressing as well as a delicious, easy way to snack on avocados!
31) Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
This avocado green goddess dressing is filled with nourishing, healthy fats and fresh herbs. It adds a creamy texture and refreshing flavour to SO many different dishes! Recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and incredibly quick + easy to make.
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32) Avocado Snack With Balsamic
This 5-minute avocado snack idea is quick, easy, and healthy. It's been one of my go-to snack recipes for years. Avocado is paired with balsamic vinegar, along with a number of (optional) topping and serving ideas!
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More Recipe Roundups To Explore
And there you have it – 30+ Easy, Healthy Recipes With Avocado to make and enjoy. I so hope you found inspiration for some new and creative ways to use avocados!
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30+ Easy, Healthy Recipes With Avocado, Including Summer Salad
If summer was a flavour, it would taste like this! This salad is loaded with fresh, seasonal fruits and veggies. It's super refreshing and perfect for your next summer BBQ or picnic.
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Refrigerate/chill: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
- 1 ear of corn, husks removed
- 1 long English cucumber, chopped
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes (vine-ripened if possible!)
- 1/2 an avocado, cubed
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- 1/2 a lemon, juice only
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt + pepper to taste
To steam the corn, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, you can either add the ear of corn straight into the water or place it in a steamer basket. Cover with a lid and let steam for 5 minutes.
While the corn steams, chop up all other ingredients! This includes the strawberries, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado. Crumble the feta, chop the fresh basil, and set aside.
Once the corn is done, remove from water and allow to cool for a few minutes (until it's comfortable to touch). Using a large knife, place the corn upright and slice the kernels off into a bowl. In a large salad bowl, add the kernels of corn, sliced strawberries, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado chunks. Sprinkle with crumbled feta, chopped basil, olive oil, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Toss everything to combine.
You can enjoy this salad immediately, or place it in the fridge for 30 mins to allow it to cool!
*While best enjoyed immediately, this salad will keep for about 1 day. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge!
*If making in advance, add the avocado, lemon juice, and olive oil immediately before serving (to prevent any sogginess).
Cuisine: American
Keyword: avocado, basil, corn, cucumber, feta, olive oil, strawberries, tomatoes
