Avocado Orange Salad For Two Recipes

AVOCADO-ORANGE SALAD WITH LIME-CUMIN DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, cumin, and orange zest in medium bowl; whisk in oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour all but 2 tablespoons dressing over lettuce and cilantro; toss to coat.
• Toss onion and avocado in remaining dressing.
• Divide dressed greens among individual plates; arrange a portion of onion, avocado, and orange segments on greens.

AVOCADO-ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a seperate bowl, lightly toss segmented oranges, red leaf lettuce, and avocado.
• Pour vinegar dressing over all.
• Enjoy.

AVOCADO AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Segment the oranges by slicing off the tops and bottoms. Work around the orange using a sharp knife to cut downwards, to remove the peel and pith. Once peeled, hold in one hand and carefully cut between membranes to remove the segments. (If possible collect the juices for the dressing.).
• Cut avocados in halves and remove stones. Remove skin and then slice avocado. Use lemon juice to coat avocado to prevent browning.
• Arrange the orange and avocado on small plates, as desired, decorating with the pecans. Drizzle with the dressing.
• Dressing: combine all dressing ingredients in a screw top jar. Shake to combine. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

AVOCADO AND ORANGE SALAD WITH HONEY AND GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Segment and juice 3 of the oranges in the following way: Cut both ends off 1 of the oranges and place it, cut side up, on a cutting board. Using a sharp, flexible knife, cut the skin and white membrane from the orange. Use a sawing motion and cut from top to bottom following the contours of the orange. Free the orange segments by cutting along the seams that separate them from each other. Do this over a bowl to collect any juices. Reserve the segments separately and squeeze what's left of the orange over the bowl to collect the juice. Do the same with the remaining 2 oranges. Strain the juice into a measuring cup: You should have about 3/4 cup; if not, juice the remaining orange and add as much as needed.
• Combine the ginger, mayonnaise, mustard, and honey with 1/2 cup of the orange juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• In a small bowl, combine half of the chopped shallots with 3 tablespoons of the remaining orange juice. Whisk in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the avocados lengthwise up to the large pit in the middle. Gently twist apart the 2 halves and remove the pit. Wedge a teaspoon between the skin and the flesh and remove the flesh in 1 piece. Cut the avocados into 1-inch pieces and put them into the bowl with the honey-and-ginger dressing. Add the remaining shallots, the chopped mint and the chopped cilantro, and mix together lightly so as not to break up the avocado.
• When ready to serve, set aside 8 orange segments. Toss the rest with the whole lettuce leaves and just enough of the orange-and-olive oil vinaigrette to coat. Divide the lettuce and oranges among 4 plates. Spoon some avocado onto each plate (there will be some dressing left in the bowl). Top with the reserved orange segments and drizzle any remaining honey-and-ginger dressing over the salad. Garnish with whole mint and cilantro leaves, and, if you like, some pickled ginger.

AVOCADO AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing: Combine vinegar, oil, orange juice, mustard, orange peel, lemon juice, sugar, and salt.
• Drain mandarin oranges.
• Slice onions into very thin slices.
• Combine mandarin oranges, sliced avocados and onion rings.
• Cover orange/avocado/onion mixture with dressing and refrigerate.
• Immediately before serving, break up lettuce and spoon orange/avocado mixture over lettuce.

AVOCADO-ORANGE SALAD (FOR TWO)

Steps:

• Divide the lettuce, orange segments and avocado among 2 chilled plates.
• Whisk together the dressing ingredients and drizzle over salad.