Sandwiches
Avocado Sandwich
The construction matters more than the filling: fat against the bread, wet vegetables in the middle, acid on the avocado.
8 minServes 2Easy
Avocado Lunch Recipes
Lunch has to survive a few hours. These recipes either come together at your desk in minutes or pack in a way that keeps the avocado green.
13 recipes in this category.
Sandwiches
Avocado Grilled Cheese
Cook the cheese, add the avocado after. Heat ruins avocado's flavour, and this recipe works around that.
12 minServes 2Easy
Sandwiches
Avocado Veggie Wrap
A vegetable wrap with enough fat and protein to be lunch, plus the rolling method that stops the filling escaping.
10 minServes 2Easy
High protein
Avocado Egg Salad Wrap
Avocado replaces the mayonnaise entirely — same creaminess, more fibre, and it tastes fresher.
17 minServes 2Easy
High protein
Avocado Chicken Salad
Poached chicken, avocado in place of mayonnaise, lemon and herbs. Works in a sandwich, on leaves or straight from the bowl.
24 minServes 3Easy
Vegan
Avocado Chickpea Salad
Chickpeas make this a meal rather than a side. Good warm, good cold, and it survives a lunchbox.
15 minServes 4Easy
High protein
Avocado Tuna Salad
Store-cupboard lunch. One tin, one avocado, five minutes, and no mayonnaise anywhere near it.
5 minServes 2Easy
Dinner
Creamy Avocado Pasta
The sauce is blended raw and stirred through hot pasta off the heat. Cook it and it turns grey and bitter.
18 minServes 4Easy
Dinner
Avocado Pesto Pasta
A pesto with a fraction of the oil, no pine nuts needed, and peas stirred in for sweetness and protein.
19 minServes 4Easy
Vegan
Avocado Cucumber Sushi Rolls
Vegan maki with two fillings. The rice is the whole recipe — get that right and the rolling is straightforward.
50 minServes 4Medium
Breakfast
Avocado Breakfast Bowl
A savoury bowl you can prep on Sunday: cooked grain, boiled eggs, avocado sliced fresh each morning.
28 minServes 2Easy
Dinner
Chilled Avocado Soup
A cold soup for hot weather, blended in one go. Chill it hard — lukewarm avocado soup is unpleasant.
15 minServes 4Easy
Indian
Avocado Paneer Kathi Roll
Masala paneer and avocado in a paratha. The avocado replaces the usual mayonnaise and does it better.
25 minServes 4Medium
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