Any uses for an unripe avocado?

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I stupidly bought a big ol' avocado - not Hass, the other kind - which felt sort of ripe, but isn't. I cut it into quarters and diced up part of it, in case it was edible in its current state (nope). So I don't think it can be returned to the windowsill. It's been in the fridge for a few days now. It's like a rock. A big, green rock. Can I grate it and fry it maybe? Avo-latkes?

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Pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so. This will soften it up.

Then peel, and chop it up, puree it and use for avocado soup. Add some extra sour cream or yogurt to make up for the lack of sweetness from the avocado.

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I'm of the mindset that you can make anything into a patty and pan fry it. I'd probably try chopping / food processing the avocado with breadcrumb / flour / mashed potato flake binder, salt, seasonings and egg.

There are also a lot of baked avocado recipes out there, mostly involving mashing the stuff with cheese and then sticking it in an oven for a while. Or you can evidently bake avocado cakes (i.e. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lemon-Lavender-Avocado-Loaf/Detail.aspx).

There's a bit of an unpleasant astringency to unripe avocados that probably cooking or baking will help you get rid of. You could even experiment with baking the avocado, plain, and then using the baked avocado in a smoothie... but that's a lot of work for a smoothie.

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Have you tasted it? I think that unripe avocados have a bitter taste, Well, maybe not bitter, but not pleasing! I have never tried the microwave for softening, so I would give it a shot, but other than that I think a weapon is the way to go. As a matter of fact, that was the first thing that sprang to mind when I saw this thread!

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For those keeping score at home, microwaving an unripe avocado produces a hot unripe avocado. It got a bit softer (probably because a little of the fat melted). I put it on my breakfast sandwich, with a fried egg, salsa and queso blanco. Not terrible, but not something I would recommend.

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Hello all, firstly apologies for posting more than a year later but I just stubled upon this site. I am a South African and Avo trees grow all over the place here so almost ever other house has an avo tree in the garden. 

If you want your Avo's to ripen quickly, wrap them in news paper then put them into a plastic bag and store in a warm place like, inside a cupboard and in 2 or 3 days they are ripe and ready to eat.

Andy

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I made a Kale, Shrimp, Cherry tomato and unripe avocado stir fry once and it turned out okay.. I squeezed some lime juice and olive oil over it along with some Cajun seasoning and salt. The unripe avocado added a little texture to the dish.

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Face, hand, foot, or hair mask. :)

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Blech. Nothing worse than an unripe avocado. But then, nothing better than a perfectly ripe one :) I would stick it in the blender with some honey, olive oil, and (plain) greek yogurt for a great hair or face mask.

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i've been finding great tasting avacados 3 in a bag at the 99c only store however last night I was craving guacamole with my baked chicken taquitos but only half of one was soft enough to use which I did with hopes that the other half would ripen the next day but when I discovered otherwise and risk of turning black before ripening I tried slicing lengthwise to enable access to cutting close to the skin then put in the blender adding crushed garlic onion powder salt pepper and jalepeno juice and it turned into a great avacado sauce complimenting the great cilantro sauce I accidentally created in a blender also just by adding the same ingredients of crushed garlic onion powder salt pepper and jalepeno juice.to a bunch of cilantro I just threw in the blender. You can view images in my photo gallery at www.Facebook.Com/MenagerieCafe &;-) ♪♫ >♥< ♪♫

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I perfer tha hass avocados you but I only haf some florida ones and I used it to make an avocado peanut butter banana smoothie with honey and sugar it came out pretty good

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Coarse grate on a box grater and add it to some pico de gallo.

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My friend was ready to make guac only to find the avocado was like a rock, so she asked her husband if he would back the car over it.
Happen years ago and we still laugh about it.

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They should be left at room temperature to ripen (slightly soft at the neck), then refrigerated. Once it's cut it won't ripen any more. Try brushing it with a bit of oil and grilling it.
ETA I see that avocado is long gone!

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Slice thinly, and stick it into an airfryer or toaster oven on a wire mesh. Heat it up at 180-200degC for about 5 minutes or until it's a bit golden brown, and enjoy a crunchy on the outside, avo goodness on the inside Avocado chip! :)

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place the unripe avocado in a big plastic gallon or small plastic drum then closed it.. or put it where you kept your rice...a few days it will ripen..because it needs a little heat...dont put it in a refrigerator...

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Just had the same experience. I prepared a casserole along with toasted buckwheat, kidney beans, diced broccoli stems, some soy sauce and miso (for umami) and peppercorn. I was half expecting to have to blend everything and make a soup but it was unexpectedly delicious. The avocado flesh initially was as hard as the kernel and fairly bitter and ended up tasting just like ripe avocado, just a wee more chewy.

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Nothing works to "ripen" already cut, unripe avocado. Avocados don't ripen on the tree and depending upon variety, take 5 to 7 days to ripen once picked. If they are shipped in a nitrogen environment, the ripening process will not begin until exposed to the oxygen in air. Unripe avocados should never be placed in the fridge, they will never ripen there.

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I did the same thing: cut up an unripened avocado. I perused this post and decided to try microwaving. After microwaving, I put the cut up pieces in the freezer for a few minutes so I could peel them. Then, I did this: http://simmerandboil.cookinglight.com/2015/04/10/how-to-make-avocado-fries/

Of course, the avocado was not as good as a ripened one, but making fries helped alot. I dipped them in blue cheese dressing.

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How about croking an I ripe avocado Must try soon Crocking an un ripe

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