AVOCADO

At Taqueria Corona locations around the metro area, you'll find avocado both as a starter — either in guacamole with tortilla chips, or sliced and served alone — and as the featured item in a salad that also includes tomatoes and lettuce in a spicy housemade dressing. Steve's Diner offers its stuffed avocado salad with a choice of chicken or tuna stuffed in half an avocado on a bed of greens with tomato wedges and toasted almonds. Royal Blend's California sandwich features turkey with Swiss cheese, cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes and avocado.

La Carreta's Mexican guacamole mixes chunks of avocado with cilantro and tomatoes. At Landry's Seafood in the French Quarter, the avocado and lump crabmeat salad comes with pico de gallo and a creamy herb dressing. Tokyo Bistro serves avocado in sushi rolls. Fresh avocado halves are filled with vinaigrette dressing at La Crepe Nanou.