
Deep-fried avocado is a dish prepared using
avocado
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that has been
breaded
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or
battered and
deep-fried.
Panko
Breadcrumbs are a culinary ingredient consisting of flour or crumbled bread of varying dryness, sometimes with seasonings added. They are used for a variety of purposes, including breading or crumbing foods before frying (such as breaded cut ...
bread crumbs are sometimes used.
The dish can be stuffed with meats, cheese and other ingredients.
The avocado inside the breading or batter may melt after the deep frying occurs.
Deep-fried avocado with an egg placed inside the avocado is a breakfast dish.
Deep-fried avocado is also used as a main ingredient in deep-fried avocado tacos, as an additional ingredient or topping in tacos,
and sometimes as a hamburger topping.
Avocado fries
Avocado fries is a type of
fries
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dish prepared using avocado instead of potatoes.
The avocado is typically sliced into strips, breaded or battered, and then deep-fried.
The breading or batter may be seasoned, and salt can be sprinkled atop the dish after deep-frying occurs.
It is sometimes served as an
appetizer
An hors d'oeuvre ( ; ), appetiser, appetizer or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or th ...
or starter dish, and may be accompanied with a
dipping sauce
A dip or dipping sauce is a common condiment for many types of food. Dips are used to add flavor or texture to a food, such as pita bread, dumplings, crackers, chopped raw vegetables, fruits, seafood, cubed pieces of meat and cheese, potato ch ...
.
Avocado fries can also be cooked by baking.
Avocado fries have fewer carbohydrates compared to fries prepared using potatoes.
Commercial preparations

In 2011, attendees at the
Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California, consumed 10,000 slices of deep-fried avocado.
The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an American restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States. It operates 348 full-service restaurants: 215 under the Cheesecake Factory brand, 42 under the North Italia brand, a ...
, a restaurant chain in the United States, has offered a deep-fried avocado
egg roll
The egg roll is a variety of deep-fried appetizer served in American Chinese restaurants. It is a cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped meat, or other fillings inside a thickly wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fried in ...
dish.
See also
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List of avocado dishes
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List of deep fried foods
This is a list of deep fried foods and dishes. Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, such as cooking oil. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan, and industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum f ...
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List of hors d'oeuvre
This is a list of notable hors d'oeuvre, also referred to as appetizers or starters, which may be served either hot or cold. They are food items served before the main courses of a meal, and are also sometimes served at the dinner table as a part ...
References
External links
Fried Avocados Allrecipes.com.
Avocado Fries with Sriracha Garlic Dip Allrecipes.com.
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Avocado
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (''Persea americana'') is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. It was priz ...
Avocado dishes
French fries
Snack foods