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How to Peel and Cut an Avocado

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This step-by-step photo guide will take you through a very easy method to learn how to peel and cut an avocado.

partially peeled avocado on black backgroundAvocados, without question, deserve their time in the spotlight. 

A perfect avocado is absolutely stunning and unbelievably delicious.

Most of us love avocados, and I’m sure have cut many of them for various uses.  The method I’m sharing today is easy and it will teach a few different cuts.

How to Peel and Cut an Avocado . . .

How to Peel and Cut an Avocado

How to Peel and Cut an Avocado

avocado half with pit above it attached to knife

This step-by-step photo guide will take you through a very easy method to learn how to peel and cut an avocado.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Difficulty easy

Materials

  • avocado

Tools

Instructions

  1. Use a paring knife to cut around the center of the avocado, lengthwise. Rotate the avocado around slowly to move your knife completely around the pit until you have two clean halves. avocado half with pit being removed
  2. Hold the avocado half that contains the pit gently on your work surface, and use the knife to remove it — use a bit of force, starting with your knife slightly elevated and chop into the pit.  Then gently lift the knife, twisting it a bit, and the pit should easily come with it. Use a towel to remove the pit from the knife. pit being removed from avocado
  3. Place both avocado halves round side up on your work surface.  Cut about 1/4-inch off of each end. half avocado with pit removed
  4. Use your hands to gently peel the skin off the avocado. (If it doesn't come off easily, you can use a spoon to scoop it out -- all in one piece.)
  5. Round side up, slice the avocado to the desired thickness. sliced avocado half on black background You can dice it from here . . . diced avocado half on black background
  6. Avocados are slippery — to keep the slices intact, use a flat-bottomed spatula to move them to your serving plate or to the dish you’re adding them to. thinly sliced avocado half on black background A few little dark spots are okay — they just make it real. diced avocado half
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Once you learn how to peel and cut an avocado, you’ll be adding them to all sorts of recipes.

Delicious avocado recipes:

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Comments

  1. MImi Avocado says

    Beautiful guide to cutting an avocado! It’s a little easier if you cut the avocado into quarters before you start to peel…but then you don’t get a perfect avocado half either. Those perfectly peeled halves are sooo pretty! Thanks for the gorgeous post!

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