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A cut avocado halve with the pit and cubes of avocado in the background.
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How to Cut an Avocado

Cutting an avocado is actually so quick and easy to do once you learn how to properly pit and peel it!  You can then dice it, slice it, or scoop it out to use in a guacamole recipe.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, lunch, Snack
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 161 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado

Instructions

  1. Slice the avocado lengthwise until you feel the knife hit the pit.
    A knife cutting an avocado in half lengthwise.

  2. Turn the avocado on its side and spin it while continuing to cut it in half with the knife.

    A knife cutting an avocado in half lengthwise.

  3. Twist the two halves to separate them once the avocado is completely cut down the center.

    Two halves of an avocado being twisted in opposing directions.
  4. Carefully hit the pit with your knife to remove it.
    A chef's knife hitting an avocado pit to remove it.

  5. Rotate the pit until it loosens and lift up. 

    Showing a knife rotating an avocado pit to remove it.

  6. Remove the pit from the knife by pressing on it from the unsharpened side with your thumb and pointer finger until it dislodges.

    A hand pushing on an avocado pit to remove it from a knife.

Classic Method

  1. From this point you can either cut the avocado into slices or cubes. (You'll want to be extremely careful when doing this so your knife does not slip and cut through the avocado's skin.)
  2. For slices, use a smaller paring knife to cut thin slices of avocado.
    A person cutting an avocado into slices with a small knife.
  3. For cubes, cut slightly thicker strips, about 1/2-inch wide. Rotate the avocado 90-degrees and cut additional 1/2-inch wide slices.
    Someone cutting an avocado into cubes with a paring knife.
  4. Once your slices/cubes are done, simply scoop them out using a large spoon.
    A spoon scooping out cubes of avocado from the peel.

Alternative Method

  1. Once the avocado is cut in half and the pit is removed, cut each halve in half lengthwise.
  2. Remove and discard the skin from each quarter.
  3. Place the avocado cut-side down on a cutting board and either thinly slice it or dice it.

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Nutrition Facts
How to Cut an Avocado
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 7mg0%
Potassium 487mg14%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 147IU3%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.