Today we will have fun creating a special recipe that we can adapt to other, infinite, culinary preparations: the main ingredient is avocado, a fruit originally from America that we Italians like so much. The avocado is a special fruit because very rich in good fats, with a buttery pulp and a neutral flavor. Precisely for its nutritional characteristics, avocado lends itself to being used as a substitute for animal butter or margarine. Today we will see how to use it to obtain a delicate and unique vegetable cream!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 228 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 220 g of clean ripe avocado pulp
- Untreated lemon juice and zest
- Vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons of agave syrup or maple syrup
Materials Needed
- Mixer
- Chopping board
- Knife
Preparation
- Cut a ripe avocado in half, lengthwise. Remove the core, possibly with the help of a knife. Peel each avocado half and cut out the pulp.
The advice ok
To get an excellent result, the avocado should be very ripe. To understand the right degree of ripeness, simply press the peel with a finger, in a delicate way: if the finger sinks slightly, it means that the avocado is ripe at the right point.- Cut the avocado pulp into cubes.
- Combine the avocado pulp in a blender, adding the lemon zest, the juice of one half, the agave syrup and, to taste, the vanilla essence.
- Blend intermittently until the mixture is reminiscent of the consistency of cream.
- The avocado “cream” is ready and can be used to decorate cupcakes, fill cakes or make cheesecake.
The salty version
Those who want to obtain an avocado cream to enrich canapes, toast, croutons or sandwiches, can make the savory version. In this case, it is advisable to blend the ripe avocado pulp with a clove of garlic, a pinch of salt, half a teaspoon of paprika and aromatic herbs (eg parsley, basil, chives).Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Preparing the avocado cream is really simple: in just 5 minutes we obtained a special cream to accompany sweets, decorate muffins or fill cream puffs! Avocado cream, sweet or savory, can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Avocado Cream is a food of vegetable origin that also falls within the group of seasoning fats.
Compared to other foods in the same category, it has a moderate energy intake (even lower than that of animal cream). Calories come mainly from lipids, followed by carbohydrates and finally proteins. The fatty acids are mainly monounsaturated, the carbohydrates above all simple and the peptides tend to have a low biological value. Cholesterol is absent and fiber is present in excellent quantities.
Avocado Vegetable Cream is a product that lends itself to any diet; if used in the right quantities, it has no contraindications for people who are overweight or suffer from metabolic diseases. It is suitable for lactose and gluten intolerance. It is also appropriate for the nutritional regimen of vegetarians and vegans.
The average portion of Avocado Vegetable Cream is about 25-50ml (55-115kcal).
