Heather Thomas is a health and cookery writer and editor. She is the author of The Avocado Cookbook (Ebury, 2016) and The Chickpea Cookbook (Ebury, 2017), The Sweet Potato Cookbook (Ebury 2017), The Hot Sauce Cookbook (Ebury 2018), The Aubergine Cookbook (Ebury 2018), The Tofu Cookbook (Ebury 2019).

Heather has worked with many top chefs, nutritionists and women's health organisations and charities, and has contributed to health and food magazines in the UK and the United States. She practises what she preaches and eats a very healthy diet and stays slim and fit.

• 1: Introduction
• 1: Breakfasts & Brunches
• 1: Mexican brunch burritos
• 2: Egg & bacon breakfast salad
• 3: Paprika French toast
• 4: Balsamic roasted tomato & avocado toasties
• 5: Scrambled egg & avocado toasties
• 6: Avocado baked eggs
• 2: Snacks & Light Meals
• 1: Guacamole
• 2: Cheesy nachos with guacamole
• 3: Cajun sweet potato wedges with guacamole
• 4: Sprouted bean & avocado salad
• 5: Spicy grilled aubergine (eggplant) & avocado salad
• 6: Prawn (shrimp), noodle & avocado salad
• 7: Crab, mango & wild rice salad
• 8: Prawn (shrimp) & avocado fresh spring rolls
• 9: Smoked salmon & avocado bruschetta
• 10: Creamy pesto mushroom toasts
• 11: Sweetcorn fritters with avocado salsa
• 12: Chilli, chicken & avocado wraps
• 13: Avocado & cheese quesadillas
• 14: Chicken & avocado club sandwich
• 3: Starters
• 1: Avocado & prawn (shrimp) sushi
• 2: Tortilla baskets
• 3: Gridlled avocado with salmon
• 4: Crisp cheesy baked avocados
• 5: Their grilled avocado with crab & mango
• 6: Crab-stuffed avocado
• 7: Griddled goats; cheese & avocado salad
• 8: Watermelon & avocado salad
• 9: Griddled chicken Caesar salad with avocado
• 10: Winter radicchio salad with avocado
• 11: Scallop, bacon & avocado salad
• 12: Tomato & peach salad with avocado salsa
• 13: Couscous salad with roasted beetroot (beets) & avocado
• 14: Chilled tomato soup with avocado cream
• 15: Chilled avocado soup
• 16: Black bean tortilla soup with avocado
• 4: Main Meals
• 1: Linguine with avocado pesto
• 2: Rice noodle, prawn (shrimp) & avocado salad
• 3: Barbecued LA salad
• 4: Seven-layer salad in a jar
• 5: Guacamole whole-grain meal in a bowl
• 6: Jerk prawns (shrimp) with avocado quinoa
• 7: Vegetarian slow-cooker chilli with zingy avocado salsa
• 8: Freekeh with feta & avocado
• 9: Tacos with refried beans & guacamole
• 10: Cheesy avocado frittata
• 11: Avocado prawn (shrimp) tempura
• 12: Crab cakes with avocado tomatillo sauce
• 13: Chargrilled squid with avocado & sweet potato
• 14: Chilli con carne with avocado salsa
• 15: Spiced beef with avocado tabbouleh
• 16: Crispy duck & avocado pancakes
• 17: Cajun chicken burgers
• 18: Chicken & avocado toasted tortillas
• 19: Warm lentil & burrata salad
• 10: Sizzling steak fajitas
• 5: Desserts & Drinks
• 1: Avocado eaton mess
• 2: Chocolate avocado mousse
• 3: Avocado ice cream
• 4: Avocado smoothies
• 6: Index