A simple delicious recipe for Orange and Avocado Salad with cilantro, jalapeno, lime, and optional Aleppo chili flakes. Vegan, refreshing and healthy! Use blood oranges when in season, for added color!
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This refreshing Orange and Avocado Salad is simply dressed with lime juice, Aleppo chili flakes and cilantro. Juicy ripe oranges are still in season and even in our area, blood oranges surprisingly, are easily found. This very easy salad would be great alongside fish or chicken, or enjoy it on its own for a light, healthy, tasty lunch.
If you’ve been here a while, you probably know how much I love citrus, not only for it’s bright and zesty flavor, and not even for its incredible health benefits. I love citrus most, because of its smell. So uplifting and energizing! Cut into one and inhale- it’s like sunshine for the soul. Who couldn’t use a bit of sunshine during these cold months?
Feel free to add thinly slice red onion or scallions, or sliced jalapeño for extra heat. Aleppo Chili flakes add a fruity subtle heat.
The Avocado and oranges are a perfect marriage of texture and flavor!
Happy delicious week!
Orange and Avocado Salad
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 large bowls
- Category: Salad
- Method: tossed
- Cuisine: Mexican
Description
Ingredients
Instructions
- Peel and cut oranges into bite-sized pieces and place in a medium bowl.
- Cut avocado into bite-sized pieces and place in the bowl.
- Add optional cilantro and jalapeño.
- Sprinkle with salt and chili flakes. Squeeze with ½ a lime. Gently toss, being careful not to over mix.
- Taste, adjusting salt, lime, chili.
- Depending on how sweet or tart your oranges are, you may need more or less lime juice. FYI-Blood oranges can often be pretty tart, so start light.
Notes
- I purposely left this oil-free because the avocado adds quite a bit of richness, but feel free to add a little drizzle of olive oil or avocado oil if so inclined.
Keywords: avocado salad, blood orange salad, avocado orange salad, Mexican avocado salad, blood orange recipes, vegan avocado salad
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This is a lovely fresh and zesty salad. Simple, yet so delicious! Thanks Sylvia!
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Great recipe!! I omitted the jalapeno but included the Aleppo pepper and used Cara Cara oranges because that’s what I had on hand. It’s a keeper 👍.
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Sylvia, I love this recipe. I am using more and more of your recipes. Yes, and my husband is enjoying them as well. Thanks heaps for your website.
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Im so gladthat your husband is on board! Not always easy. 😉 This is one of my favs too!
Super delicious and easy to make! The recipe works with regular ole oranges too. The red pepper flakes were a great touch. Thanks Sylvia!
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Thanks for your comment and feedback Carol. Have the best day. Miss you!
This is absolutely AMAZING!! So fresh and light yet filling. Sylvia, your palette is worth gold. I have been using your recipes for about 10 days and the whole family is enjoying them. Even my husband who is a meat and potatoes guy has been enjoying them and not even missing the meats.
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