Conquer that Quinoa!
So you've bought yourself a bag of quinoa but now you don't know what to do with it! Don't worry, we're here to help.
How to cook quinoaThe key to working with avocados is ensuring that the fruit is ripe. Although often it is hard to tell if an avocado is ripe before you cut it open, there is a simple trick to find out how ripe the fruit is. At the top of the avocado there is a small stem. If you peel it back and the fruit is green underneath then it is ripe and ready to slice. If the stem does not pull back easily then it is not yet ripe, and if it is brown underneath, then it is overripe and will be harder to work with.
Once the avocado has been cut in half, it should peel easily, particularly if the fruit is ripe.
Avocados are soft, making then notoriously difficult to slice. However, there are two main methods of slicing an avocado which, used alongside a gentle touch, keep the fruit intact and prevent you from becoming covered in green mush.
Slicing with the skin on:
Taking the skin off first:
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