Avocado Salad
Make sure to use large, ripe avocados and Walla Walla sweet, or Vidalia onions in this recipe. I think youll like it.
Make sure to use large, ripe avocados and Walla Walla sweet, or Vidalia onions in this recipe. I think youll like it.
- Carbohydrate 5.15794633347987 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.196611333354096 g
- Fiber 1.50108671133572 g
- Protein 1.00084033341838 g
- Saturated Fat 0.036664600000559 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (103g)
- Sodium 18.7811621546145 mg
- Sugar 3.65685962214415 g
- Trans Fat 0.0572849000076264 g
- Calories 23 calories
Step-by-step
- In a medium bowl, combine avocados, onion, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and lime juice.
- Gently toss until evenly coated.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Bright green avocado cubes sit alongside ruby tomato pieces and crisp green bell pepper fragments, all coated in a sharp lime juice dressing. Making raw produce dishes requires careful attention to texture and timing. Choosing ingredients at their peak guarantees superior flavor without extra cost. Selecting produce correctly prevents waste and avoids bruised inventory.
Judging Avocado Ripeness
Assess fruit maturity through tactile feedback rather than color alone. Press the stem end gently with your thumb. A ripe specimen yields slightly to firm pressure without feeling mushy or leaving an indentation deeper than two millimeters. If the small stem cap at the top does not detach easily or reveals bright green underneath, the fruit needs two additional days at room temperature. Hard specimens fail to absorb the lime juice properly and lack the necessary creamy mouthfeel.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container with plastic wrap pressed directly against the exposed surface to limit browning for up to 24 hours.
- Substitute yellow or red onions if sweet varieties are unavailable, rinsing the chopped pieces in cold water for sixty seconds to temper their harsh sulfur compounds.
- Add the salt immediately before serving to draw out excess moisture evenly without turning the tomato and onion pieces soggy during storage.
