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 and olive quinoa salad

Red quinoa really brings color to this dish, contrasting beautifully with the avocado. Have this salad top a leafy green salad that you can quickly...

SlimCado Avocado Gazpacho

Why not toss a new ingredient into gazpacho with a SlimCado avocado, the tropical avocado. You don't get gazpacho's normal red color, but it'll taste...

Crab and SlimCado salad

Seafood tastes great in a SlimCado, the tropical avocado that's grown by the sea. So it makes sense that crab and a SlimCado get along...

Turkey SlimCado burgers

A lighter-tasting burger gets a flavor boost with a SlimCado. Mash for a more allover great taste, or chop the SlimCado into chunks to enjoy...

Sliders with pork and spicy tropical slaw

You can't beat sliders for get-togethers, whether it's celebrating a big win for the soccer team (kids or professionals) or a night on the deck...

Chunky Caribbean salad

Make it summer anywhere you live by enjoying tropical fruits. It means some exotic tastes can come together for a great dinner salad. This entrée...

Crabmeat, avocado and papaya salad with a passionfruit vinaigrette

In Florida, you're never more than one hour from the coast. So it makes sense that Florida tropicals go great with seafood. Enjoy this salad...

SlimCado Shrimp Curls

Add croissants, shrimp and a tropical avocado like the SlimCado into one dish and viola! You've got everyone asking for seconds and even thirds. ...

South by Southwest Guacamole

The flavors of the Southwest blend nicely with SlimCados grown in tropical Southern Florida for great-tasting guacamole. Try it, it's ez and delish....

Caribbean barbeque stuffed peppers

Barbecue sauce adds an unbeatable flavor to pork, as we know, but also to tropical fruit. This dish has a very Caribbean look and flavor....