Avocado And Beet Salad Citrus Vinaigrette Recipes

AVOCADO AND BEET SALAD WITH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim and wash beets, and put them in a baking dish. Add a splash of water, and cover tightly. Roast 45 to 60 minutes, until tender.
• Let beets cool, then peel and cut into wedges. Place in bowl, and season with salt and pepper; add red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon olive oil, and toss gently.
• Combine shallots with white wine vinegar, lemon and orange juices and pinch of salt. Macerate 15 minutes. Whisk in 3/4 cup olive oil, and stir in chervil and zest. Adjust seasonings.
• Cut avocados in half lengthwise, and remove pits. Leaving skin intact, cut avocados lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Scoop out slices with a large spoon, and arrange on a platter or individual dishes. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange beets on top, and drizzle with shallot mixture. Garnish with chervil sprigs.

AVOCADO AND BEET SALAD CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Trim and wash the beets and roast them, tightly covered, with the Tbs of olive oil and red wine vinegar. Usually about 1 hour. Make a vinaigrette by mixing together the white wine vinegar, orange juice,lemon juice, the shallot, some chopped chervil, the and the zests, and whisking in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel them and slice into rounds or quarters. Toss them gently with the vinaigrette and arrange the beets on a plate with some butter lettuce or endive with the sliced avocado and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Garnish with a few chervil sprigs. Makes 6 servings.

AVOCADO BEET SALAD WITH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook the beets: Place beets in a medium saucepan and cover with an inch of water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to maintain a low simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the beets, until easily pierced with the tines of a fork.
• Make the vinaigrette: Whisk together the citrus vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl.
• Toss the beets in vinaigrette: When the beets are done, drain them, and peel off the outer skin. Cut the beets in half, and the halves into wedges.(Tip: use a plastic cutting board when cutting red beets. Red beets will stain wooden cutting boards.) Place the beet wedges in a bowl and toss with a tablespoon of the vinaigrette.
• Cut and peel the avocado: Cut the avocado into wedges.
• Arrange the salad: Toss the salad greens with a half of the citrus vinaigrette. Arrange the dressed greens on serving plates. Arrange the beet wedges and avocado wedges on top of the salad greens. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over the salads.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH AVOCADO CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the avocado, red onion, lime juice, grapefruit juice, rice wine vinegar, black pepper, and sea salt in a blender, and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. While the blender is running, drizzle in the olive oil; add honey, cilantro, mint, and basil leaves, and process for a few more seconds to leave the herbs visible as small flecks.
• Toss the arugula, kalamata olives, and cherry tomatoes in a salad bowl; sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese. Pour vinaigrette over the salad, and toss to serve.