Watercress Chayote Papaya And Avocado Salad Recipes

WATERCRESS, ORANGE, AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing:
• Preheat broiler. Place garlic cloves on small baking sheet; broil until golden brown, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add onion slices; cook until light brown and slightly softened, about 7 minutes per side. Finely chop garlic and onion. Whisk pomegranate juice and next 4 ingredients in small bowl. Whisk in 1/4 cup oil. Mix in onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in cilantro.
• For salad:
• Cut off all peel and white pith from oranges. Cut between membranes to release segments.
• Combine cabbage, watercress, green onions, and orange segments in large bowl. Add dressing and avocado slices and toss gently to coat. Transfer salad to large platter and serve.
• *A thick pomegranate syrup; available at some supermarkets and Middle Eastern markets and by mail from Adriana's Caravan (adrianascaravan.com).

AVOCADO AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together vinegar, onion, apple, soy sauce, and sugar until sugar has dissolved, then stir in oil.
• Just before serving, toss watercress with enough dressing to coat. Quarter, pit, and peel avocado, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Gently toss with watercress.

WATERCRESS AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. Tear watercress into bite-sized pieces and toss with dressing. Divide salad among 6 serving plates. Thinly slice avocado halves into strips lengthwise. Garnish center of each salad with avocado and serve.

PAPAYA AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and dry lettuc, tear into bite sized pieces place in a salad bowl or platter.
• Halve and peel Papaya. Scoop out seeds and save 2tbsp. Slice Papaya. Combine dressing ingredients in a blender untill papaya seeds have the appearance of ground pepper. Store dressing in fridge for an hour or 2.
• Just before serving add papaya avocado and red onion slices to lettuce. Pour dressing over salad and toss.(you will probably have dsg left over).

CHUNKY AVOCADO-PAPAYA SALSA

Steps:

• Combine diced avocados and papaya in a medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss together. Season to taste with salt. Serve as a salad or a salsa.

WATERCRESS, AVOCADO, AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Place grapefruit juice in a small non-reactive saucepan; simmer until reduced to 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together cooled grapefruit juice, honey, shallot, mustard, and garlic. Slowly whisk in olive oil until an emulsion is formed. Stir in basil and season vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• Place watercress in a large bowl along with mango and 1/4 cup vinaigrette; season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Top with avocado slices and drizzle with more vinaigrette, if desired.

WATERCRESS AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Salad:.
• Peel and segment oranges. Keep juice for dressing.
• Trim and peel asparagus. Blanche for 1 minute in boiling water and then place in cold water. Cut into thin discs.
• Remove watercress stems, wash and (spin) dry.
• Cut onion on the bias, (or dice).
• Toast pistachios in oven or frying pan (with no oil) until they swell a tiny bit and brown. Roughly chop the pistachios.
• Cut avocado and toss salad together. Season with salt and pepper.
• Dressing:.
• The sugar and mustard seed oil can be optional.
• Whisk together and set aside while making salad. Strain just before using and pour over salad just before serving.
• Toss salad gently before serving.

WATERCRESS, ENDIVE AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Wash, dry and rough chop the watercress and place in large bowl.
• Half then slice endive lengthwise in slender ribbons. Slice onion very thin. Add endive and onion to bowl.
• Remove skin and pit of avocado and cut into strips. Set aside.
• Clean and rough chop the parsley.
• Add 1/2 cup Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette and toss. Add avocado and parsley, salt and pepper to taste and toss gently once more. Serve.