Avocado Salad with Sweet Red Onions and Lime
This Avocado Salad with Sweet Red Onions and Lime is so good and simple.
Servings 8
Calories 453kcal
Equipment
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 avocadoes 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
To finish the salad
- 4 generous handfuls of baby arugula leaves washed and drained
- Black pepper
Instructions
- For the sweet red onion garnish
Cover the sliced onions with rice vinegar. Leave for 1 hour before using. If you like, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks. - For the avocado salad
Slice each halved avocado into four. Remove the skin and put the flesh in a bowl, sprinkle with the salt and lime juice. Toss gently and cover. - For the dressing
Combine all ingredients and blend. Store leftover dressing in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Shake before use.
To finish the salad
Put 3 tablespoons 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 crank of black pepper.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 204mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g
