High-Protein Avocado Recipes

Avocado itself is not a protein food, so these recipes pair it with something that is. Each one lists an approximate protein figure per serving.

14 recipes in this category.

Toast

Avocado Egg Toast

Avocado toast that actually holds you until lunch. The egg does the work; the timings below are the part people get wrong.

10 minServes 2Easy

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

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

High protein

High-Protein Avocado Smoothie

Post-workout version. Yoghurt and protein powder do the work; the avocado stops it tasting thin and chalky.

5 minServes 1Easy

Dips

Avocado Hummus

Between hummus and guacamole: chickpeas and tahini for depth, avocado for the colour and the silk.

10 minServes 8Easy

Mexican

Avocado Black Bean Tacos

Spiced beans, avocado sliced not mashed, and a five-minute pickled onion that lifts the whole plate.

20 minServes 4Easy

Breakfast

Avocado Breakfast Burrito

Soft eggs, beans, cheese and avocado in a foil-wrapped roll. Makes four, and three of them freeze.

22 minServes 4Easy

Breakfast

Avocado Breakfast Bowl

A savoury bowl you can prep on Sunday: cooked grain, boiled eggs, avocado sliced fresh each morning.

28 minServes 2Easy

Keto

Baked Eggs in Avocado

Two halves, two eggs, twenty minutes. Scooping out a little extra flesh first is what stops the egg running everywhere.

21 minServes 2Easy

Keto

Avocado Deviled Eggs

Avocado replaces the mayonnaise in the filling. Greener, fresher, and they hold their shape on a platter.

25 minServes 6Easy

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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