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Reed Avocado Delivery or Pickup
The Instacart guide to Reed avocado products
About Reed avocados
Reed avocados are one of the largest avocado varieties, typically weighing between 0.5 and 1.5 pounds. Like all avocados, these are classified as berries and are known scientifically as Persea Americana.
Unlike the better-known Hass avocado, which has an egg-like shape, the Reed avocado is round. It has thick green skin that's slightly pebbled, but it is smoother than a Hass avocado.
Inside the Reed avocado is a soft golden flesh. Though this avocado has a single large seed, the fruit itself is still large enough to offer plenty of delicious flesh around the seed. This avocado has a buttery texture and a rich, nutty flavor. If you're familiar with the Hass avocado, you'll find the taste very similar, but slightly bolder.
How to pick out Reed avocados
Avocados, like bananas, don't begin to ripen until they've been picked. Once they're off the tree, they begin to get ripe. Reed avocados ripen about five days after they've been picked. The avocado is ready to eat if the stem falls out easily when gently flicked. Once the stem is gone, you can double-check the ripeness using a toothpick to gently poke the end where the stem was. When the avocado is ripe, the toothpick will go in easily.
As you're selecting avocados in the store, it's helpful to think about when you want to consume the fruit. If you're planning to eat the avocado right away, you'll want one that's fully ripe. The fruit will have a little bit of give when squeezed, but it shouldn't be mushy.
If you're not planning to eat the avocado right away, look for a fruit that's still hard. This indicates that you should have a few days before the avocado fully ripens, so you can safely keep the avocado on the countertop for a while. You can leave notes for your Instacart shopper to let them know how ripe you want your avocados to be!
How to eat Reed avocados
To open the avocado, slice it in half horizontally. Insert the knife into the avocado until you hit the pit. Run your knife around the fruit and gently rotate around the pit without trying to slice through it. The avocado should open smoothly once you've made your cut all the way around the fruit. You can easily pick out the pit and access the flesh.
The Reed avocado has thick skin and soft flesh. This makes it easy to simply scoop the flesh out of the fruit with a spoon. You can eat these delicious avocados on their own or season them simply with sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Reed avocados also make tasty guacamole when mixed with diced tomatoes, chilies, and garlic. The thick skin can even act as a serving bowl for your dip.
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FAQs about Reed avocados
Organic produce is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. To qualify as organic in the United States, produce must be grown in soil that has not had contact with any of these prohibited substances within the last three years.
While organic Reed avocados are grown using more environmentally friendly practices, the associated health benefits are negligible. Since the avocado has a thick, inedible skin, you're unlikely to consume any chemicals used to grow them.
Avocados are at the top of the "Clean 15" list of produce that contains the lowest levels of pesticides. Softer fruits like strawberries, nectarines, peaches, and grapes are considered among the "Dirty Dozen" which absorb the highest amount of pesticides and should be a priority if you're deciding where it's more important to go organic.
If the avocado isn't ripe yet, you can store it on the counter for up to five days as it ripens. The skin of the Reed avocado doesn't change color as it's ripening, so you'll need to regularly test the avocado's softness to determine when it's ripe.
Once the avocado is ripe, you can retain its ripeness by keeping it in the refrigerator for two or three days.
Once you've cut into an avocado, the flesh will begin to turn brown anywhere that it's exposed to the air. Leaving the pit in place will protect the flesh from oxidation in the area where the pit sits. To protect the rest of the flesh, rub it with lemon or lime juice and cover it in plastic wrap. Consume the rest of the avocado as soon as possible for the best flavor and freshness.
You can easily purchase your Reed avocados as well as other types of fresh fruits and vegetables through Instacart. Simply set up your account online or in the Instacart app. Fill your virtual cart, and an Instacart shopper can prepare your items for store pickup or home delivery the same day!