I dug into my amazing salmon /
avocado salad before I got a photo, but it was worthy of a magazine shot.
If you have tried Smashed Chickpea and
Avocado Salad before you know how yummy it is and if you haven't you definitely need to try it, you don't know what you're missing.
Not exact matches
You can make the
salad component ahead of time, them spit and pit and fill the
avocado just
before eating.
Before serving, toss
salad again and add tomatoes, mango and
avocado.
I love to first add a squeeze of lemon juice to my
avocado before cutting it, to preserve that vibrant green color for longer and to add a bite of tangy freshness to the
salad.
For the
salad - 3/4 cup quinoa 1 mango, cut into 1/2 in cubes 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro 1 large
avocado, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (note, don't cut
avocado until right
before use) 1 bunch kale (can sub other greens if you prefer), big stems discarded and thinly sliced 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
Just
before serving the
salad, toss together Brussels sprouts, scallions, parsley, pineapple, lentils, macadamia nuts and
avocado chunks.
Beautiful story, beautiful
salad, never thought of adding beets and
avocado together
before.
Right
before serving, cut another
avocado into cubes, squeeze the juice of the remaining 1/2 lemon over it and add to the
salad.
I layered my
salad with a ring mold
before topping it with a fanned
avocado half and some whole macnuts.
Tuesday 12/3/13: Chicken Enchiladas (using leftover chicken from the night
before) Butter lettuce
salad with
avocado and hearts of palm and this dressing
It's not big news; I've done it
before (Lemon - Parmesan Chickpea
Salad / Chickpea Tacos with
Avocado Blue Cheese Dressing).
Reminiscent of old school tuna
salad, this recipe is quick enough to mix up right
before serving so your
avocado stays fresh.
Before the party, all I had to do was chop up the
avocados and mix them with crab meat and pomegranate arils, then fill endive leaves with the mixture, and spoon a bit of the prepared sauce over the
salad and finish them off with a bit of lemon zest.
One of the great things about this
salad is that you can make it the day
before and let it sit in the refrigerator, adding the
avocado just
before serving it.
For the
Salad Spring Mix Lettuce Mango Parmesan (or I've used feta
before)
Avocado Dried Cranberries Raspberry Vinaigrette (I love the Maple Grove Brand, tasty and low cal) Steak, cooked and sliced Chow Mein Noodles
Lunch: Leftovers from night
before in romaine leaves with
avocado Dinner: Chili (reheat) with sour cream and cheese (both optional) over spinach or with side
salad
She recommends eating a relaxed breakfast at home
before you start your commute, like chilled egg
salad tossed with mashed
avocado, or muesli with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit.
Once the sweet potatoes are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool
before adding them to your
salad along with the cubed
avocado and chopped pecans.
Before learning about Dr. Perlmutter's Grain Brain theory, I had already been eating about 5 - 6
avocados a week, taking 1 - 2 tablespoons of coconut oil daily, eating coconut butter, using coconut milk in recipes, using flax seed oil in
salad dressings, fermenting vegetables (especially tempeh for B vitamins), and taking Krill Oil supplements, while maintaining a mostly vegan diet.
For the
salad - 3/4 cup quinoa 1 mango, cut into 1/2 in cubes 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro 1 large
avocado, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (note, don't cut
avocado until right
before use) 1 bunch kale (can sub other greens if you prefer), big stems discarded and thinly sliced 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds
I'm all for the natural, preferably unprocessed sources of nutrition, so
before you pour any oil (a highly processed product) onto your
salad in addition to the above mentioned dressings, please consider adding some
avocado or raw pumpkin seeds instead.
What makes this
salad is the sweet and tangy dressing and briefly massaging the dressing and the ripe
avocado into the kale leaves, and then letting it sit and soften up for a few minutes
before serving.
Oddly enough, I've never put
avocado in this kind of chicken
salad before, but I bet it is delicious!!