You probably know that avocados are a source of unique fat. Not just good fat, but unique fat. Not too long ago I made my husband some avocado fries. Ya know, anything that is cut lengthwise and breaded is called a fry even if it is baked. But basically it is just breaded avocado slices. But he liked them. I make them again last night. I had bought the avocado on Friday and meant to do it then, but something came up. So by Sunday the avocados were softer than I would have liked. I had bought two, not sure if I had planned on making them both, but by the time I got around to it one of them was too soft. But the process is really simple, as long as you don’t mind getting avocado on your hands and under your nails. I do, but . . . whatever.
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Baked Avocado Fries
One firm avocado*
flour (1/2 – 3/4 cup)
1 egg
milk (1/2 – 1 teaspoon)
bread crumbs (3/4 to 1 cup)
seasonings**
olive oil
parchment paper
Options for dipping:
sour cream
ketchup
ranch
I used brown flour, panko bread crumbs, season salt, and garlic salt
**season salt, salt, garlic salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, use whatever you want
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle a little olive oil on the paper/pan.
Put the flour in a dish that allows you to put a few (or all) of the avocado slices. Sprinkle some of your seasonings into the flour. In a separate dish scramble the egg with a little milk. Sprinkle some of your seasonings into the egg. Put the bread crumbs in a dish that allows you to put a few (or all) of the avocado slices. Sprinkle some of your seasonings into the breadcrumbs. Slice the avocado lengthwise, then cut off the skin. Dip each slice in the flour, then dip each slice in the egg, then coat each slice with bread crumbs.
Place the floured-egged-breaded avocado slices on the pan. Space them apart so that they can get crispy. Sprinkle some olive oil onto each slice.
Put the pan with the slices on it in the oven for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes check on the “fries”. Take them out and turn each one over. Then put the pan back in the oven for 15 or 20 minutes.
Once the coating is crispy. Take them out and serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.
This second time I made them my husband used just plain sour cream to dip his “fries” into. I do not remember what he used the first time . . . I don’t know what that orange stuff is (pictured). I bet it was left over from something. So not something we bought, just something we had on hand.
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*You can use a very ripe avocado, it just makes the dredging and dipping a little more challenging. The avocado needs to be firm enough that the slices will hold. As I said, the avocados I bought ended up more ripe than I would have liked, but it worked.
Do you like avocado “fries”?
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