Description
This avocado salad recipe is a refreshing side dish! A zesty lime dressing coats creamy avocado, oranges, cucumbers, and cilantro.
Ingredients
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- 1-2 oranges- use navel oranges, cara cara, or blood orange ( or a use a mix)
- 2 large avocados (firm, but ripe)
- 1 cup cucumber (optional)
- 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves -optional
- 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced- optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- Drizzle of olive oil- optional
- Aleppo Chili flakes ( or regular chili flakes)
Instructions
- Peel and cut oranges into bite-sized pieces and place in a medium bowl.
- Cut avocados into bite-sized pieces and place in the bowl.
- Elevate. 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.
- Adjust lime. 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
Feel free to add thinly sliced red onion.
Salad is best consumed soon after it is made. Leftovers will keep up to 1 day in an airtight container in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 272
- Sugar: 0.9 g
- Sodium: 156.1 mg
- Fat: 15.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 36.2 g
- Fiber: 14.4 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
