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The first step to working with avocados is using your knife to cut around the pit. This is the easy way to get to the pit without hurting yourself.
Once you have cut around the pit of the avocado, you can twist the two halves to separate them.
After you split the two halves you will see the pit. The easiest way for me to remove the pit is to hit it with my knife. The pit will stick to the edge of the knife and you can extract it. If you don’t feel comfortable using a sharp knife like this, then you can remove the pit using a spoon.
There are two ways to cut the avocado. You can cut the flesh in the skin using a paring knife. In this technique you use a crisscross pattern to cut the flesh. Then you use a spoon to remove the pieces.
If you don’t want to run the risk of cutting yourself you can remove all the flesh from the skin and then cut it up like you would anything else.
No matter what way you get the avocado out of it’s skin, don’t forget to sprinkle fresh citrus juice (lemon or lime) over the flesh. This will help slow the browning of the flesh.
Avocados are a delicious addition to any Tex-Mex meal. If you haven’t given them a shot, maybe now is your chance.