Mexican Cauliflower And Guacamole Salad Recipes

GUACAMOLE SALAD

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, red onion, jalapeno peppers, and lime zest in a large bowl. Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper and pour over the vegetables. Toss well.
• Just before you're ready to serve the salad, fold the avocados into the salad. Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature.

MEXICAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Marinade/Dressing: Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chile, and cook until the garlic is soft and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Cool, reserving the oil.
• In a blender, add the lime juice, cilantro, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, and the garlic and chile oil. Purée until smooth. Lay the chicken breasts into a large baking dish; pour a third of the marinade on top, then use tongs to evenly coat the thicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour.
• Heat a grill pan or gas grill to medium to medium-high heat. (Alternatively, start a charcoal fire and let it burn until the coals are medium-hot and covered with white ash.) Lightly brush the onion slices with oil and season with salt. Grill the onion slices and the chicken until the chicken is cooked through and the onion is well-browned, 5-6 minutes per side.
• Guacamole: Chop the grilled onion into small pieces and set aside in a bowl. Pit and peel the avocados; add the flesh to the onion. Add half the remaining Marinade/Dressing; then coarsely mash everything together with a potato masher, large fork, or the back of a spoon. Taste and season with salt, about ½ teaspoon.
• Salad: Put sliced romaine into a large bowl. Add about half the remaining Marinade/Dressing, and toss to combine.
• Assembly: Divide the dressed romaine among four plates. Dollop a portion of the guacamole into the center of each plate. Cut the grilled chicken into cubes and arrange over the guacamole. Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with remaining Marinade/Dressing before serving.

GUACAMOLE SALAD

Steps:

• Chop cilantro coarsely, place in medium bowl.
• Cut jalapeño pepper in half (remove and discard seeds); chop finely and add to bowl.
• Chop onion; add to bowl.
• Chop tomato; add to bowl. ( I don't like tomatoes so I leave this out, and it is still fabulous without it!).
• Stir in onions, salt, pepper, and cumin.
• Cut avocados into quarters; then cut into bite-size pieces. (Score the inside of the avocados in a crisscross pattern through the flesh, just down to the skin. Flatten skin slightly and slide knife across the bottom, next to the skin, to remove the cubes.) Stir into mixture until blended.
• Squeeze juice of one-half lime (about 2 teaspoons) into salad; mix gently until blended.
• Serve over shredded lettuce.

GUACAMOLE TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion and bacon; set aside., In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Pour over tomato mixture; toss gently. Add avocados. , Place greens in a large salad bowl; add avocado mixture and toss to coat.

GUACAMOLE SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly toss avocados, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, jalapeno, and corn in a salad bowl until well mixed, and sprinkle with garlic salt, salt, and black pepper.
• Mix lime juice with olive oil in a small bowl, and pour over the salad. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN CAULIFLOWER AND GUACAMOLE SALAD

Steps:

• FOR THE GUACAMOLE: Keep the vegetables a little chunky. Combine all ingredients and stir. Allow the flavors to meld by refrigerating for several hours.
• FOR THE CAULIFLOWER: Bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the cauliflower, covering with a lid and bring back to a boil. After 4 minutes remove from heat.
• Drain. Immediately plunge into icy cold water. (I might repeat this several times - you just want to stop the cauliflower from continuing to cook. The cauliflower should hold it's shape.) Drain. Then drain completely in paper towel lined bowl.
• Mix vinegar, oil, salt and pepper in a plastic container with a lid, stir until the salt dissolves. Toss in the cauliflower. Cover, let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, giving it a good shake every once in awhile.
• Just before serving arrange a platter with the romaine or baby greens, arrange cauliflower over, mounding it up slightly with each head of flowerettes facing outward. Top with the guacamole in the center. Sprinkle with the almonds and cilantro.
• Enjoy!

CAULIFLOWER WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• 1. Trim the cauliflower and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces. In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook the cauliflower until barely tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking. Drain again, and put the cauliflower into a medium bowl and toss with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, vinegar, and oil. 2. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. With a large spoon, scoop avocados from the skin and place in a bowl. Mash with a fork. Stir in the onion, serrano, lime juice, cilantro, and remaining salt. Put the guacamole into a serving bowl. To serve, place guacamole in the center of a large round platter. Arrange the cauliflower pieces around the bowl. Serve at once. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.