Organic Sicilian Bacon Avocado

The Bacon avocado is an early variety with smooth, thin dark-green skin and light, mellow flesh. Grown under the Sicilian sun using organic practices, with no synthetic treatments. We harvest at physiological maturity and ship fresh, so it ripens perfectly at home.

Why you’ll love it

• Gentle flavour that won’t overpower other ingredients

• Thin, easy-to-peel skin

• Rich in monounsaturated fats, fibre and potassium

• Great for salads, fish tartare, toast, poke and lighter guacamole

Seasonality: roughly October–January (weather-dependent).
Ripening: keep at room temperature until it yields slightly to palm pressure (2–5 days). To speed up, place in a paper bag with a banana or apple.
Storage: once ripe, 1–2 days in the fridge. For a half, keep the pit, brush with lemon, wrap and refrigerate.

Quick recipe: Sicilian Bacon-Avocado Salad with Oranges & Fennel

Ingredients (2 servings)

• 1 ripe Bacon avocado

• 2 oranges (e.g.

  , Navel), segmented

• 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced

• 1 tbsp pistachios, chopped

• Juice of ½ lemon (Syracuse)

• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

• Sea salt, black pepper

Method

1. Slice the avocado into wedges. 2) Combine fennel and oranges.

2. Whisk oil, lemon, salt and pepper. 4) Add avocado, dress, finish with pistachios.
   Tip: also great with anchovies or briefly seared prawns.

Buying notes

• Size and fruit count may vary with the harvest.

• Skin stays green (typical of Bacon); ripe flesh is pale and creamy.