Avocado salads: recipes and selection of ingredients

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Just a few years ago, Russian citizens had no idea what an avocado was. And many, having heard a strange and slightly funny word in a conversation, believed that it was about a lawyer. Now it seems ridiculous to us, but some seven or ten years ago, people didn’t understand anything, avocado was a vegetable or a fruit. They generally found it difficult to answer what it was.

Now everything has changed dramatically. And now we know perfectly well that the mysterious avocado is a fruit that can be eaten in its pure form, or added to various dishes. In addition, it contains such a huge amount of useful vitamins, fats and dietary fiber that adults and children are not only allowed to eat it, but it is even recommended to be done by highly qualified specialists. The price of an avocado is quite affordable, and it is sold in almost every grocery store. That is why dishes with this ingredient are very popular with both celebrities and ordinary people.

For these reasons, next we will consider many of the most delicious and fairly simple to performavocado salad recipes.

Fastest

When there is no time, and you don’t want to snack on harmful foods on the run, it’s much more correct to prepare the next salad. After all, it is then that you will be able to eat something useful.

What you need:

• one avocado;
• two chicken eggs;
• one small fresh cucumber;
• a bunch of your favorite greens, cilantro is better;
• half a lemon or lime;
• seasonings and s alt;
• soy sauce, mayonnaise or sour cream for dressing.

The technology for making salad with avocado, cucumber and eggs is extremely simple:

1. First, we need to boil the eggs for seven minutes.
2. Pour cold water over them and peel them.
3. Then cut into cubes and pour into a bowl of suitable size.
4. Cucumber is also thoroughly washed first.
5. Then cut into small cubes and send to the previous ingredient.
6. Chop the greens finely and also add to the bowl.
7. It's the avocado's turn. It should be washed too.
8. Then, using a special tool called a vegetable peeler, or an ordinary kitchen knife, remove the peel.
9. Next, dividing the avocado into two halves, remove the pit.
10. Cut the fruit into cubes the same size as the cucumbers.
11. Sprinkle with lemon or lime juice.
12. Pour into bowl with other ingredients.
13. At the end of cooking, dress the salad with avocado, cucumber and eggs with mayonnaise, soy sauce or sour cream.
14. S alt, pepper and stir. Trying to do it carefully so as not to turn the avocado into mush.

Snack

The following recipe, which we would like to present to the attention of the reader, is very simple, but no one can resist the taste of the finished dish. Yes, and the appearance of the salad is very cute!

What you need:

• one avocado;
• pair of small fresh cucumbers;
• canned canned tuna salad;
• half a lemon;
• three tablespoons of linseed oil (can be replaced with olive or sunflower oil);
• s alt, spices.

Avocado and tuna salad is best suited to the festive table as an interesting appetizer. Because the finished product is not very much in the end, this dish rarely acts as an independent one. But in the company with the rest goes with a bang. And it's easy enough to cook. All you need is:

1. Peel and pit the avocado, cut into medium-sized cubes.
2. Sprinkle lightly with lemon juice. In principle, this can not be done, but then the fruit may turn slightly black, and the salad will take on a very unsightly appearance.
3. Wash cucumbers and also cut into cubes.
4. Open the can of tuna, drain the juice from it, put the meat in the prepared bowl and mash slightly.
5. Combine all ingredients, add s alt and favorite spices, season with oil.
6. Stir our dish thoroughly.
7. And let it brew for a fewminutes.

If you want to make this salad with avocado and tuna more satisfying, you can add canned green peas to it. However, this will make the taste somewhat different, even more unusual.

Cocktail salad

If you want to serve something solemn and very original on the festive table, which will certainly delight the guests, we recommend making the following simple salad.

What is required:

• two avocados;
• three hundred grams of peeled shrimp;
• a small piece of leek;
• two fresh cucumbers;
• one hundred grams of radishes;
• half a lime;
• soy sauce for dressing.

The salad with shrimp and avocado prepared according to the recipe described below turns out to be very tasty and tender. Many housewives mix these ingredients into a total mass, and then serve the finished dish in beautiful glasses, decorating with herbs and a slice of lemon or lime. Others lay out the salad in layers in the following order: cucumbers, shrimp, avocados, leeks, radishes. And also decorate as you wish. Regardless of the method of serving, prepare the salad in this way:

1. The first step is to wash all the vegetables and fruits under the tap. If the shrimps are raw, they should be boiled in s alted water with the addition of a dill umbrella.
2. Avocados are peeled, pitted and cut into small cubes. Approximately 1 x 1 centimeter.
3. Pour into a bowl or put into glasses (if you want to serve a very beautiful cocktail salad).
4. Sprinkle lightly with juicelime. Can be replaced with lemon.
5. Then the cucumber is also cut into cubes. The main thing is not to make them too small. Since we will be using whole shrimp in this avocado salad recipe, the rest of the ingredients in our dish should be the same size. Therefore, it is better to focus on avocado cubes. Recall that they should be made in the size of 1 x 1 centimeter.
6. After that, the chopped green vegetable is also sent to a container prepared for serving salad.
7. And proceed to the leek. It is cut into rings and poured into the rest of the ingredients.
8. Finally, it's the turn of the radish. This vegetable can be cut into cubes, or slices - at the discretion of the hostess.
9. Shrimp and avocado salad prepared according to this recipe should be poured with soy sauce and sent for fifteen minutes in the refrigerator. So that it brews and soaks well.
10. After that, we serve it on the table and surprise guests and household members.

Puff

Another fish salad will also please every housewife and her loved ones. After all, it is prepared very quickly, but it is eaten in just a couple of seconds.

What is required:

• one avocado;
• two pickles;
• a small bunch of dill;
• canned squid;
• one medium size onion;
• half a lemon;
• unsweetened yogurt for dressing.

The original salad with squid and avocado is actually very simple to make. The main thing,observe the correct sequence of layers. All this can be found in the instructions below.

How to cook:

1. First, thoroughly rinse the avocado and dill under the tap.
2. Then we clean the first ingredient in a well-known way, chop into small cubes.
3. And put it on the bottom of the prepared container. This will be the first layer.
4. Then sprinkle the avocado with lemon juice. And on top of it we sprinkle finely chopped dill.
5. Lightly brush our salad with unsweetened yogurt.
6. Next, peel and finely chop the onion.
7. And this is the third layer of our salad.
8. We also smear it with yogurt.
9. Finally, open a jar of squid, drain the juice from it. And lay out the squid pieces in the fourth layer. If they are too big, then we should pre-cut them.
10. Then we coat our dish with yogurt again.
11. And we finish cooking the salad by laying the last layer - chopped pickles.
12. Decorate the finished salad with squid and avocado with herbs and a slice of lemon. And we certainly serve it on the table slightly chilled.

Footy

The next original recipe is also sure to please housewives who already have no idea how to surprise the household. After all, it offers a salad, which, unlike others, is served warm, not cold. In addition, it has a very strong taste. Yes, and in appearance - just handsome.

What is required:

• two avocados;
• half a kilo of Beijing cabbage;
• two freshcucumber;
• two hundred grams of fresh champignons;
• a small piece of leek;
• half a lemon;
• a pinch of s alt;
• six tablespoons of olive oil.

If desired, in this salad with avocado and Beijing cabbage, champignons can be replaced with oyster mushrooms or honey mushrooms. It all depends on the preferences and wishes of the household. The technology for preparing this dish is as follows:

1. The first step is to thoroughly wash all vegetables and fruits.
2. Then peel the avocado and cut into small cubes.
3. Sprinkle with lemon and put in a prepared salad bowl.
4. Cucumbers are also cut into cubes and sent after the previous component.
5. Beijing cabbage chopped into medium-sized strips.
6. Cut the leek into rings and pour these ingredients into the salad.
7. Champignons or any other mushrooms cut into slices.
8. Then put them in a pan, add oil and fry until lightly blushed.
9. Then spread to the rest of the ingredients.
10. S alt and stir thoroughly.
11. Serve the dish immediately, without waiting for it to cool.

Of course, it is difficult to call such a salad with avocado dietary, but its taste is simply excellent. And the feeling of hunger after it will not bother you for a long time.

Rainbow

Many children don't really like to eat vegetables. However, parents know that these products contain a lot of vitamins necessary (especially for a growing) body. Therefore, they are diligently trying to "shove" various "utilities" into the kids, which,I have to admit, it doesn't always work. And if it does come out, then with great difficulty.

It is for this reason that we are in a hurry to share with our reader the following salad recipe with avocado, cherry tomatoes and other vegetables.

What is required:

• one avocado;
• two hundred grams of cherry tomatoes;
• 150 grams of arugula;
• one orange or yellow bell pepper;
• medium sized red onion;
• fifty grams of pumpkin and sunflower seeds each;
• three tablespoons of linseed oil.

How to cook:

1. First of all, all vegetables, herbs and fruits are thoroughly washed and slightly dried with a towel.
2. Then peel the avocado and chop it into medium cubes.
3. Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
4. We tear the arugula with our hands so that it does not lose its beneficial properties from exposure to iron.
5. Bulgarian pepper is cleaned from seeds, then cut into cubes.
6. Onions get rid of the husk and finely chop.
7. Combine all the ingredients in a prepared bowl.
8. Add pumpkin and sunflower seeds to them.
9. Add linseed oil and mix.
10. Let it brew for ten minutes and serve a salad with arugula, avocado and other he althy ingredients on the table.

Original

It seems strange to many to combine avocados with various fruits. But if you remember what this fruit is, doubts will dissipate. And then, perhaps, our reader will still take the risktry the following salad recipe with avocado, grapefruit and kiwi.

What is required:

• one avocado;
• one grapefruit;
• one kiwi;
• two hundred grams of Brussels sprouts;
• favorite greens;
• red onion - one small head;
• s alt, ground allspice - to taste;
• linseed oil for dressing.

How to cook:

1. These ingredients are washed, then, if necessary, peeled.
2. After that we cut the avocado and kiwi into cubes.
3. And pour into a suitable size bowl.
4. Cook Brussels sprouts in s alted water until al dente.
5. Put it in a colander so that the excess liquid is glass, and send it to the salad.
6. Cut slices of grapefruit into pieces.
7. Chop the onion and herbs finely.
8. Mix all the ingredients, s alt, pepper and stir.

The dietary avocado salad prepared according to the recipe described above can be consumed even by weight-conscious people.

Almost Greek salad

This dish has a very delicate delicate taste, which is a bit like the salad mentioned in the title of the current paragraph. But it will take much less time to cook it.

Required ingredients:

• two avocados;
• two hundred grams of cherry tomatoes;
• a few lettuce leaves;
• one hundred grams of mozzarella cheese;
• a jar of olives;
• three tablespoons of oliveoil;
• s alt, dried dill, ground black pepper - to taste.

We have already said that this salad with arugula and avocado is prepared in just a matter of seconds. But, having read the technology, it is easy to verify this.

How to cook:

1. Avocado, cherry tomatoes, lettuce thoroughly washed under the tap.
2. Then the first component is cleaned and cut into cubes.
3. We put the second one right like this.
4. And the third one we tear into small pieces with our hands.
5. Open the bag of mozzarella, pour out the brine, and pour cherry-sized balls to the rest of the ingredients.
6. After that, open a jar of olives, drain the juice from it, and send the contents after the previous component of a simple and delicious avocado salad, the preparation of which is almost over.
7. It remains only to add s alt, dried dill, pepper and olive oil.
8. And mix everything thoroughly.

Riot of colors

If you want to cook something incredibly bright and unusual in taste, you should study the following avocado salad recipe. By the way, it is also quite easy to perform.

What is required:

• one avocado;
• one medium red onion;
• two fresh cucumbers;
• one medium tomato;
• multi-colored bell pepper - determine the quantity at your own discretion;
• one can each of canned beans and corn;
• a small bunch of cilantro;
• a pinch of s alt;
• five canteenstablespoons of mustard oil.

How to cook:

1. First, as usual, wash all vegetables and fruit.
2. Then peel the avocado and chop it into small cubes.
3. Chop the onion and herbs finely.
4. And connect with the previous component.
5. Dice cucumbers and tomatoes.
6. And send after the bow.
7. Bulgarian peppers are cleaned from seeds, cut into cubes.
8. Then add corn and beans to the indicated ingredients of the avocado salad.
9. S alt and season with oil.
10. Mix thoroughly.
11. After that we send the finished dish to the refrigerator for half an hour.
12. Then cool slightly to room temperature.
13. And finally, we serve.

Boat, swim

The following avocado salad recipe is original not only in taste, but also in the way it is served. In addition, after it you do not have to wash the plates. Perhaps our smart reader has already guessed why? If not, then we will explain everything in detail below.

What is required:

• two avocados;
• package of simulated crabmeat;
• a few stalks of celery;
• one fresh cucumber;
• a bunch of cilantro;
• a pinch of s alt;
• cherry-sized mozzarella cheese;
• teaspoon of mustard seeds;
• half a lemon;
• linseed oil.

How to cook:

1. Avocado, celery, cucumber andcilantro, let's start the execution of a delicious dish.
2. Cut each avocado into two halves, get rid of the pit.
3. Pulp carefully clean with a spoon and break in a blender until smooth.
4. "Cups" from the peel of an exotic fruit are not thrown away. They will still be useful to us. So we sprinkle them with lemon juice and set them aside for a while.
5. Add mustard, finely chopped cilantro (if desired, you can replace it with other favorite herbs) and flaxseed oil in avocado puree.
6. Mix everything thoroughly. Better with a spoon.
7. Celery, cucumber and crab meat cut into small cubes.
8. Add some s alt.
9. And put in "cups" of the peel, filling them only half.
10. Followed by a layer of mashed avocado.
11. And on top of it are a few balls of cheese.

Ready-made salad with avocado and mozzarella can be decorated with herbs or a slice of lemon. It is best served chilled. The salad will certainly delight guests with its extraordinary appearance and unforgettable taste.