3 Things You Should Keep in Mind When Adding Avocados to Your Salads

Green salad with avocado on top
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Adding avocados to your salad is one of the easiest ways to put them to some good use. They blend perfectly with a long list of different ingredients, but there’s a couple of things you should keep in mind when using them in your salad.

Portion Control

Always keep in mind that avocados come with high fat and calorie content. Your salad should be a healthy dish, but you can turn it into a calorie bomb by adding more avocado than you should. Moderation is key, especially if you’re going to eat the salad by yourself.

Slicing Technique

There are no concrete rules when it comes to the way you’re going to slice your avocados, but certain shapes work better with certain types of salads. Leafy green salads will benefit from avocado slices, while chunkier salads with lots of different ingredients call for the use of chopped or diced avocados.

Last Ingredient

The tricky thing about avocados is that they can brown after being exposed to the air for too long. They’ll look much more appealing and taste a bit better if you add them to your salad at the very end, after all the other ingredients.