Avocado Salad Recipe

See the easy ingredient exchanges and the menu planner below for some simple ideas to create quick meals with this great avocado salad recipe. There are a variety of ways to serve this avocado salad, including a vegetarian version.

2 – 3 servings (as a main meal)

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Quick Fact: Avocados are so full of good things beside their wonderful flavor and creamy, rich texture. Although, one of the fattiest of fruits, most of the fat, which is monounsaturated, is now considered a healthy fat. Avocados also contain potassium, B vitamins, and vitamins E and K. A fully ripe avocado will be soft, not mushy, when lightly pressed.

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6 Ingredients Needed:

avocados – 2 large

cauliflower – 1 cup broken into small pieces

mango – 1 cup cut into small cubes
(fresh or frozen mango may be used -
if using frozen, thaw and drain completely before cutting and adding to salad)

grilled chicken – 1 cup diced into medium cubes

fresh squeezed lemon juice – 2 tbsp

olive oil – 2 tbsp

Make Ahead:
- If using frozen mango, thaw and drain

- If preparing your own chicken, prepare 1 cup and cool


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1. Take one of the avocados and *cut open, removing the stone and scooping out the fruit.

*Quick Tip: To cut open the avocado, take a sharp knife and cut through on one end until you reach the stone. Now just move the knife against the stone, rotating the avocado until you have completely cut it all the way around. Remove the knife and take hold of both halves of the avocado, one half in each hand, and twist in opposite directions until the avocado comes apart in two pieces.

2. In a large bowl, take one half of the fruit from the opened avocado and mash in the bowl.

3. Add the cauliflower pieces, the diced mango, the chicken pieces and the olive oil and lemon juice. Toss fruit salad well to combine evenly.

4. Take the second avocado and cut it in half, remove the stone and scoop out the fruit. Now take the remaining fruit from the first avocado and all the fruit from the second avocado and dice into medium sized pieces.

5. Add diced avocado to the rest of the fruit salad ingredients and toss gently to combine everything.

The avocado makes this simple fruit salad very creamy and delicious.

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Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** Serve this avocado salad recipe scooped inside of lettuce or radicchio leaves with whole grain crackers or breadsticks on the side.

** Avocado Salad with Wild Rice: You can also serve this simple fruit salad with a little cold wild rice for a great quick salad for lunch.

Main Meal Ideas:

** For a great quick meal, serve this easy avocado salad recipe on a bed of chow mein noodles with warm garlic bread on the side.

** This simple fruit salad recipe makes a flavorful and quick meal when served with warm foccacia bread and your favorite vegetable soup.

** This avocado salad also teams up well with a bowl of warm or cold noodles (pasta, rice or even egg noodles). Simply serve noodles on the side or scoop avocado salad on top of noodles. Dust with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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Ingredient Exchanges:

For some simple change of pace exchanges for this avocado salad recipe, try any of the following:

* Instead of Cauliflower: try Shredded Cabbage (Red or Green), Sliced Celery, or Sliced Peppers (Red, Green, or Yellow)

*Instead of Mango: try Papaya, Oranges (peeled, sectioned and cut into small chunks), or Pineapple

* Instead of Chicken: try Smoked Salmon, Grilled Steak, or (for the Vegetarian) Flavored Tofu.

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