Avocado Salad Ingredients: 1 - ripe avocado, pitted, peeled, and cubed 1/2 cup - canned mandarin orange segments, drained (reserve liquid) 1 cup each - zucchini and yellow squash, medium dice 1/3 cup - sweet onion, chopped 1/3 cup - marinated artichoke hearts, drained and roughly chopped (reserve liquid) 2 to 3 servings _______________________________________________________ Directions: 1. Place the avocado, orange segments, squash, onion, and artichoke hearts in a bowl. 2. Drizzle some of the reserved juice from the orange segments and the artichoke hearts over the salad ingredients, salt and pepper to taste, and toss well to combine. Adjust reserved juices as needed. _______________________________________________________ Menu Planner: ** Try serving this flavorful salad on a bed of arugula greens along with pita triangles and a side of store-bought hummus for dipping. ** You might also like to serve this fresh salad on a bed of cooked and cooled couscous for a quick and easy pasta meal. _______________________________________________________ Ingredient Exchanges: *Instead of Mandarin Orange Segments: try Diced Apples or Mango - Make it a heartier salad by adding packaged seasoned tofu or cooked, shelled shrimp. Related Links: [Avocado Salad Recipe] [Fruit Salad with Lemony Avocado Cream] [Easy Avocado Recipes] Return to Top of Squash and Avocado Salad |