Good morning! I have a recipe which calls for 2 ripe avocados. I bought mine a couple of days ago, and cut into it today and it's still not as ripe as I think it should be.



Is there any way of speeding up the ripening process? Like, can I put it in the microwave for a few seconds, will that ripen it or just make it soft, so "seemingly" ripe, but not really.

Thanks!
Lily

Hmm. There's nothing you can do to get them to ripen or soften quickly. Don't use the microwave. A cooked avocado is kind of yukky.

In the future, you can put them in a paper bag with a banana. Bananas produce ethylene gas that cause fruit to ripen.

I usually buy avocados that are in different stages ripeness so I' can eat them over a period of time. When they are almost ready, I put them in the fridge if it doesn't look like I'm going to be eating them.

Karen

Thanks Karen! Hey, and we've finally found a use for bananas again! That's a great tip. I postponed making my pico de gallo, so hopefully they're ripe today, if not then I'll make it tomorrow.


Lily