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Published: December 18, 2019Updated: April 8, 2022Author: Jenn Laughlin
Whether you just purchased a bottle of avocado oil at the grocery store or would simply like to try something new, here are 8 must-try avocado oil recipes to get you started!
If you’ve ever made one of my recipes, you may have noticed avocado oil as one of the ingredients. It’s my go-to oil and for good reason too!
Made from the fleshy pulp surrounding the avocado pit, avocado oil has a mild, almost buttery flavor.
It’s great straight up in baked goods and salad dressings, and its high smoke-point also makes it ideal for sautéing, roasting, and even frying!
I always have a bottle next to my stove for easy drizzling/sautéing and it’s the only oil I used for baked goods.
My favorite brands are Chosen Foods and La Tourangelle. Both consist of 100% pure avocado oil.
1. Tomato Quinoa Salad with Avocado Oil Dressing
It’s time to add another tasty quinoa recipe to our meal prep game! This Tomato Quinoa Salad tossed in a healthy avocado oil dressing and is fast, flavorful, and easily made in advance for speedy lunches and sides for work, school, or home.
2. Mexican Cauliflower Rice
This Mexican Cauliflower Rice is loaded with veggies and spiced to perfection! It’s zesty and flavorful and makes a great side dish for taco night or a tasty base for burrito bowls.
I always use avocado oil for sautéing my cauliflower rice since it’s mild flavor really lets the spices and veggies shine!
3. Roasted Butternut Squash Kale Salad with Chickpeas and Cranberries
Roasting veggies in avocado oil is my favorite! This versatile oil can handle high heat temps like a dream and makes veggies buttery and delicious!
This is one of those recipes that checks all the boxes for me. In addition to being deliciously healthy and loaded with superfoods, this roasted butternut squash kale salad is filling, flavorful, and totally crave-worthy! I’m completely obsessed with it!
4. Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos topped with jalapeños and a cool ranch slaw. These tasty seafood soft tacos are ready in 18 minutes!
Back in the day, you couldn’t get me to cook shrimp in anything but butter. Since discovering avocado oil it has quickly become my new go-to!
5. Healthy Quinoa Salad with a Speedy Avocado Oil Vinaigrette
This Healthy Quinoa Salad is packed with colorful vegetables and tossed in an easy peasy whisk-and-pour Mediterranean dressing featuring avocado oil and red wine vinegar. I cannot WAIT for y’all to try this superfood salad!
6. Easy Tortellini Soup
Tortellini Soup is my favorite one-pot dinner for busy weeknights! This delicious vegetarian soup also makes a great heat and eat option for work lunches.
The recipe features a flavorful broth made from crushed fire roasted tomatoes and vegetable stock and each bowl is packed with tasty veggies like onion, carrots, and spinach. Sautéing the veggies in avocado oil helps this soup cook fast!
To take things to the next level, I’ve seasoned it with garlic, thyme, basil and oregano, plus an optional dusting of grated parmesan cheese on top.
7. Pumpkin Apple Muffins
Cinnamon-kissed pumpkin and apple are a match made in heaven in these tasty Pumpkin Apple Muffins! Each fluffy muffin is topped with a crumbly cinnamon sugar streusel and sweet vanilla glaze. AMAZING!
In place of the vegetable oil most muffins call for, I always use avocado oil. They’re perfect in these pumpkin apple muffins and also in my beloved Chocolate Banana Muffins!
8. Avocado Oil Lemon Dressing
Known for its mild, almost buttery flavor, avocado oil is the perfect base for this fresh lemon dressing. It has a lot of the same health benefits of olive oil without the overpowering taste, making it oh so ideal to let the lemon flavor shine through.
My favorite use for this bright citrus dressing is tossed with our healthy Mediterranean Pasta Salad. SO GOOD!
If you get a chance to try any of these awesome avocado oil recipes, let me know!
Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation. I can’t wait to see what you whip up!
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Jenn Laughlin
Hi! I’m Jenn and I’m here to help you eat your veggies! It'll be fun, painless, and pretty darn delicious as I teach you to plan your meals around fresh, seasonal produce with a little help from healthy freezer and pantry staples.
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