Avocados might be best known for their starring role on toast, but there’s so much more they can do

Whether they’re blended into a creamy dressing, folded into a rice salad, or sliced over spicy tinga, these recipes prove that the humble avo is far from a one-trick fruit. From weeknight dinners to barbecue sides, here are fresh, flavour-packed ways to put your avocados to work.

Green goddess cabbage salad

Serve this hearty green cabbage salad with smoked trout, prawns or chicken. Alternatively, swap for falafel, halloumi or marinated tofu for a veggie main.

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Cajun prawn & charred corn salad

Take inspiration from Tex-Mex flavours with this salad, studded with king prawns, sweetcorn and jalapeño peppers. It’s ideal for a barbecue side or a light dinner.

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Chilli bean & guacamole topped chips

Make this easy bean chilli and chips for a Friday night dinner after a long week. Sour cream would be a great addition if you have any.

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Black bean turkey tinga with avocado crema

Make an easy help-yourself supper which can also be saved as a freezer dinner for another day. It’s quite mild, but you can add more Chipotle if you like.

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Quick Japanese-style rice salad

Use up leftover rice to make a salad packed with prawns, edamame beans, radish, cucumber, avocado and spring onions, tossed in a mirin and ginger dressing

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