From Better Homes and Gardens

Cook the pasta then toss everything together for this fast dinner recipe.

Avocado Basil Pasta

From Betty Crocker

You can make irresistible homemade guac in 10 minutes flat with just four ingredients!

Easy Guacamole

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Guacamole is best made as close to serving time as possible.

Guacamole

From Better Homes and Gardens

Nutty in flavor, quinoa is high in protein, fiber, and vitamins. A great choice to pair with tomatoes, spinach, and feta cheese for this 30-minute main dish recipe.

Greek Quinoa and Avocados

From Swanson Broth & Stock

A tempting mixture of avocado, cilantro and lime juice add flavor and texture to this rich broth-based soup, garnished with a smoky dollop of chipotle-flavored sour cream.

Warm Avocado Soup with Chipotle Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

Top this appetizer soup with cooked shrimp for a heartier version of this quick and easy meal.

Guacamole Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Dinner party fare is quick and easy with this colorful side dish recipe. When seasoned rice vinegar, usually available in supermarkets, isn't available, dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar into plain rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar.

Avocado Rings with Radish "Fireworks"

From Food & Wine

The wonderfully citrusy dressing for the salad here is made with fresh lemon and orange juices and whisked with a little olive oil and mayonnaise until creamy.

Crisp Salmon with Avocado Salad

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This gorgeous, no-cook soup is quickly made in the food processor. Chill it for at least 3 hours before serving. As the soup chills, the flavors meld and the texture becomes smoother.

Cucumber-Yogurt Soup with Avocado

From Betty Crocker

Baked tortilla strips create the wow in a simple-to-make salad with Southwest flair.

Santa Fe Salad with Tortilla Straws

From Betty Crocker

Easily give guacamole a taste twist with colorful additions like vacuum-packed whole kernel corn and sliced jalapenos.

Spicy Corn Guacamole

From Better Homes and Gardens

This quick to fix side dish features avocados stuffed with a spicy Monterey Jack cheese mixture.

Grilled Avocados

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Orange, Avocado & Mache Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

With bright color and bold sparks of citrusy flavor, this fresh side salad will brighten a winter meal.

Citrus-Avocado Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Corn on the cob never had it so good! This velvety avocado butter melts in your mouth and tastes fantastic with any sweet corn. Try it with white, yellow, or both on one ear, such as the favorite "Peaches and Cream" variety.

Grilled Corn with Ancho-Avocado Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

The spicy jalapeno-sour cream dressing adds kick to this fruit and jicama salad.

Avocado and Fruit Salad with Jalapeno Dressing

From The Food Channel

Fresh & healthy avocado club sandwiches, inspired by the bounty of late spring farmer's market, are perfect for an impromptu afternoon picnic on the front porch or back yard swing. Wrap these easy-to-assemble sandwiches in wax paper, pile into a basket with tall glasses of lemonade served in old fashioned mason jars and enjoy the day.

Farmers Market Avocado Ranch Club Sandwiches

From The Food Channel

Avocado soup with a splash of tequila--a good way to say 'Viva Mexico!' in this year when our southern neighbors celebrate the bicentennial of their independence from Spain on September 16 and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in November.

Tequila Avocado Soup

From Food & Wine

This cellophane-noodle salad, with creamy avocados, crunchy peanuts, and a chile-honey dressing, is an excellent showcase for Caribbean spiny lobsters. Also known as rock lobsters, they are sweet but can be slightly dense. This recipe uses Maine lobsters; they're more tender than spiny lobsters -- and just as delicious.

Spicy Lobster-Noodle Salad

From Food & Wine

At Frontera Grill in Chicago, Rick Bayless serves this classic dish that combines grilled marinated steak, fried plantains, homemade black beans, and fresh guacamole. Trim the dish back to a simple duo of spice-marinated rib eye steaks and canned black beans served with avocado.

Carne Asada with Black Beans

From Food & Wine

When grilling a meal, chef Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie and Bar Annie in Houston threads ingredients for sauces onto skewers to cook alongside the meat. While the meat rests, he purees the sauce ingredients in a blender.

Creamy Green Chile and Avocado Sauce

From Food & Wine

Mini Kahlon, a neuroscientist and cooking club member, learned to love communal eating at family dinners in Chandigarh, India. Her bright avocado salad is delicious with her Indian-spiced dish, for a fabulous combination of cool and spicy, crunchy and creamy.

Spiced Catfish with Avocado

From Pepperidge Farm

Avocado slices mix with lettuce, cucumber and tomato to make this feel-good sandwich taste really good!

Veggie Sandwich

From Betty Crocker

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Need a crowd-sized salad? Try a jazzed-up flavoful pasta salad you can have ready in just 30 minutes.

Southwest Pasta Salad

From Pace Salsa & Picante

This robust and refreshing salad features sauteed shrimp tossed with Pico de Gallo and served on a salad of mixed greens and avocado slices. Ranch dressing adds just the right amount of creamy coolness to the dish.

Pico De Gallo Shrimp and Avocado Salad