{"id":156529,"date":"2016-09-01T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T11:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=156529"},"modified":"2020-06-29T20:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:36:53","slug":"avocado-food-of-the-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/09\/01\/avocado-food-of-the-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Avocado, Food Of The Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>September 1, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll be giving cooking demonstrations at the Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Avocado Festival on Saturday, September 10. So I thought it was only appropriate to discuss avocados in this month’s column.<\/p>\n

The avocado is listed by \u2018Guinness Book of Records\u2019 as the most nutritious fruit on earth.<\/p>\n

Avocado is rich in folate, potassium, Vitamins A, B6, C and dietary fibre.<\/p>\n

They do not contain cholesterol, as commonly believed, although they do contain more fat than any other fruit \u2013 and yes, they are a fruit.<\/p>\n

The natural fat found in avocado is mostly monounsaturated fat, which has the same healthy properties as olive oil.<\/p>\n

Fuerte, Hass and Sharwil are the most common varieties found on the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the diversity of varieties cultivated, avocado is available all year round.<\/p>\n

They are often purchased unripe, and need to be ripened on your kitchen bench until the flesh softens.<\/p>\n

Apart from different textures of the skin, which range from pale green and smooth to dark green and rough, the ripe flesh should always be a creamy butter texture.<\/p>\n

In fact, you can substitute butter with avocado when making sandwiches.<\/p>\n

And for an interesting twist on an Aussie favourite, why not try avocado and Vegemite on toast? It’s a knockout!<\/p>\n

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Avocado & Pumpkin Guacamole<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n