Avocado Salad with Sweet Red Onions
Check out this Avocado Salad with Sweet Red Onions. It's the perfect quick lunch or easy dinner!
Servings 8
Calories 409kcal
Ingredients
For the sweet red onion garnish:
- ½ red onion very thinly sliced on a mandolin if you have one
- rice wine vinegar to cover
For the avocado salad:
- 2-3 ripe avocados halved
- pinch salt
- juice 1 lime
For the dressing:
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ⅔ Cup(s) extra virgin first cold press olive oil
- ⅓ Cup(s) apple cider vinegar
- pinch of red chile preferably Chimayo
- 1-2 tsp soy sauce
- Juice and finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 garlic clove minced
- Leaves from a few sprigs fresh mint basil or rosemary
Instructions
- Cover the sliced onions with rice vinegar and leave for 1 hour before using. If you like, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
- Slice each halved avocado into four. Remove the skin and put the flesh in a bowl sprinkled with salt and lime juice.
- Toss and cover.
- Combine all ingredients for the dressing and blend.
- Put three tablespoons of dressing in a shallow bowl. Add the arugula and toss gently. Add the avocado and the onion, and finish off with a little more dressing (if needed) and a pinch of black pepper.
Notes
Store leftover dressing in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Shake before use.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 32g | Sodium: 133mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g
