Category: SlimCado avocado

For over 85 years, Brooks Tropicals has grown tropical avocados known as SlimCados. SlimCados naturally have up to half the fat and a third fewer calories than the leading California avocado.

SlimCados are a different branch on the avocado family tree. They’d have to be, they’re grown not in dry but very humid climates. Generally pear-shaped with smooth or bumpy green skin, the SlimCado varies in shape and in size from three to thirteen inches long and up to five inches wide.

SlimCado guacamole with a few added touches

Guacamole with some added touches can make a big splash. If made with Florida-grown avocados called SlimCados. Party with less fat and fewer calories....

Fruity SlimCado guacamole

Guacamole shows its sweet side in this recipe. Dried apples and blueberries will plump back up, absorbed with the juices of both the starfruit and...

SlimCado mayo

Instead of using mayo, simply mashing a SlimCado and adding a squirt of lime will nicely combine any sandwich. For the more adventuresome, here's...

SlimCado Chimichurri

A classic Argentinean herb sauce gets a Floridian flair with SlimCado avocados. Perfect for grilled meats....

Tropical chimichurri sauce

Chimichurri is great for SlimCados, topping or tossing, as in a salad....

SlimCado cilantro topping

This can be a great salad or a great topping for the evening's entree. ...