Avocado Salad with Prickly Pear Sauce
- Vegetable recipes
- Diabetes-friendly
- Prenatal pick
- Heart-healthy
Choose ripe red prickly pears that give slightly when pressed. Their juice lends a pretty red colour, a fruity flavour and some body to the salad sauce. If prickly pears are unavailable, substitute 1/4 cup/60 mL freshly squeezed blood orange or orange juice. If you like, serve the avocados over a bed of shredded crisp greens, such as iceberg or romaine lettuce.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe prickly pears
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) extra-virgin olive or vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 3 small or 2 large ripe avocados, sliced
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) finely chopped white onion
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh coriander leaves
Preparation
Peel pears and quarter; using back of large spoon, push fruit through fine sieve into bowl. Discard seeds. Whisk in lime juice, oil and salt.
Arrange avocado slices on plate; spoon sauce over top. Sprinkle with onion, jalapeño and coriander.
Makes 8 servings.
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