A few years ago, Russian citizens had no idea what an avocado was. And many, having heard a strange and a little funny word in the conversation, thought that it was a lawyer. Now it seems ridiculous to us, but some seven to ten years ago, people did not even understand what, a vegetable or an avocado fruit. They generally found it difficult to answer what it was.
Currently, everything has changed dramatically. And now we are well aware that the mysterious avocado is a fruit that can be eaten in its pure form, or can be added to various dishes. In addition, it has such a huge amount of useful vitamins, fats and dietary fiber that it is not only allowed to eat for adults and children, but is even recommended to be done by highly qualified specialists. The price of avocados is quite affordable, and it is sold in almost every grocery store. That is why dishes with this ingredient are very popular with both celebrities and ordinary people.
For these reasons, further we will consider the set of the most delicious and fairly simple recipes for salads with avocado.
The fastest
When there is no time, and you do not want to bite with harmful products on the run, it is much more correct to prepare the next salad. After all, then it will be possible to eat something useful.
What is required:
- one avocado;
- two chicken eggs;
- one small fresh cucumber;
- a bunch of favorite greens, better cilantro;
- half a lemon or lime;
- seasonings and salt;
- soy sauce, mayonnaise or sour cream for dressing.
The technology for preparing a salad with avocado, cucumber and eggs is extremely simple:
- First, we need to boil the eggs for seven minutes.
- Pour them with cold water and peel.
- Then cut into cubes and pour into a bowl of a suitable size.
- The cucumber is also first washed thoroughly.
- Then we cut into small cubes and send to the previous ingredient.
- Finely chop the greens and also add to the bowl.
- It’s the avocado turn. It should also be washed.
- Then, using a special device called a peeler, or an ordinary kitchen knife, get rid of the peel.
- Next, dividing the avocado into two halves, remove the stone.
- Cut the fruit into cubes the same size as the cucumbers.
- Sprinkle with lemon or lime juice.
- Pour into a bowl with other ingredients.
- At the end of cooking, salad with avocado, cucumber and eggs is seasoned with mayonnaise, soy sauce or sour cream.
- Salt, pepper and mix. Trying to do it carefully so as not to turn avocados into porridge.
Diner
The following recipe, which we would like to present to the reader, is very simple, but no one can resist the taste of the finished dish. Yes, and the appearance of the salad is very pretty!
What is required:
- one avocado;
- a pair of fresh small cucumbers;
- can of salad canned tuna;
- half a lemon;
- three tablespoons of linseed oil (can be replaced with olive or sunflower);
- salt, spices.
Salad with avocado and tuna is best suited to the festive table as an interesting snack. Because there is not very much finished product in the end, this dish rarely acts as an independent. But in the company with the rest goes with a bang. And cooking it is easy enough. It is only necessary:
- Peel the avocado from the peel and seeds, chop into medium-sized cubes.
- Sprinkle lightly with lemon juice. In principle, this may not be necessary, but then the fruit may turn slightly black and the salad will take on a very unsightly appearance.
- Wash the cucumbers and cut into cubes.
- Open a can of tuna, drain the juice from it, and put the meat in a prepared bowl and mash it slightly.
- Combine all ingredients, add salt and favorite spices, season with oil.
- Stir our dish thoroughly.
- And let it brew for a few minutes.
If you want to make this salad with avocado and tuna more satisfying, you can add canned green peas to it. However, from this the taste will turn out to be somewhat different, even more unusual.
Cocktail salad
If you want to serve something solemn and very original on the festive table, which will certainly cause delight among the guests, we recommend making the following salad, which is not difficult to perform.
What is needed:
- two avocados;
- three hundred grams of peeled shrimp;
- a small piece of leek;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- one hundred grams of radish;
- half lime;
- soy sauce for dressing.
Shrimp and avocado salad prepared according to the recipe described below is very tasty and tender. Many housewives mix these ingredients into a total mass, and then serve the finished dish in beautiful glasses, decorating with greens and a slice of lemon or lime. Others lay the salad in layers in the following order: cucumbers, shrimp, avocado, leek, radish. And also decorate as you wish. Regardless of the method of serving, prepare a salad in this way:
- The first step is to wash all the vegetables and fruit under the tap. If the shrimp are raw, they should be boiled in salted water with the addition of a dill umbrella.
- Avocados are peeled, peeled and chopped into small cubes. Approximately 1 x 1 centimeter.
- Poured into a bowl or laid out in glasses (if you want to serve a very beautiful salad-cocktail).
- Lightly spray lime juice. Can be replaced with lemon.
- Then the cucumber is also cut into cubes. The main thing is not to make them too small. Since, according to this recipe for avocado salad, we will use whole shrimps, the size of the remaining components of our dish should correspond to them. Therefore, it is better to focus on avocado cubes. Recall that they should be made 1 x 1 centimeter in size.
- Then chopped green vegetable is also sent to a container prepared for serving salad.
- And proceed to leek. It is cut into rings and poured to the rest of the ingredients.
- Finally comes the turn of the radish. This vegetable can be cut into cubes, or can be sliced - at the discretion of the hostess.
- Shrimp and avocado salad prepared according to this recipe should be poured with soy sauce and sent to the refrigerator for fifteen minutes. So that he insists and is well saturated.
- After that, we serve it to the table and surprise guests and household members.
Puff
Another fish salad will also surely please every housewife and her loved ones. After all, it is prepared very quickly, but it is eaten in just a couple of seconds.
What is needed:
- one avocado;
- two pickles;
- a small bunch of dill;
- a can of squid;
- one medium sized onion;
- half a lemon;
- unsweetened yogurt for dressing.
The original salad with squid and avocado is actually very simple to execute. The main thing is to observe the correct sequence of layers. All of this can be found in the instructions below.
How to cook:
- First, carefully rinse the avocado and dill under the tap.
- Then we clear the first ingredient in a well-known way, cut into small cubes.
- And put it on the bottom of the prepared container. This will be the first layer.
- Then spray the avocado with lemon juice. And on top of it, scatter finely chopped dill.
- Lightly grease our salad with unsweetened yogurt.
- Next, peel and finely chop onions.
- And this is the third layer of our salad.
- We also lubricate it with yogurt.
- Finally, open the squid jar, drain the juice from it. And spread the squid pieces in the fourth layer. If they are too large, then we should first cut them.
- Then again we coat our dish with yogurt.
- And we finish the preparation of the salad by laying the last layer - chopped pickles.
- We decorate the finished salad with squid and avocado greens and a slice of lemon. And on the table we serve without fail, slightly chilled.
Satisfying
The following original recipe will also surely appeal to housewives who already have no idea how to surprise households. After all, it offers a salad, which, unlike others, is served warm rather than cold. In addition, it has a very bright taste. And in appearance - just handsome.
What is needed:
- two avocados;
- half a kilogram of Beijing cabbage;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- two hundred grams of fresh champignons;
- a small piece of leek;
- half a lemon;
- a pinch of salt;
- six tablespoons of olive oil.
If desired, in this salad with avocado and Beijing cabbage, champignons can be replaced with oyster mushrooms or honey mushrooms. It all depends on the preferences and wishes of the household. The cooking technology of this dish is as follows:
- First, thoroughly wash all the vegetables and fruits.
- Then we clear the avocado and chop it into small cubes.
- Sprinkle with lemon and put in a prepared salad bowl.
- We also cut the cucumbers into cubes and send them after the previous component.
- Peking cabbage chop straws of medium size.
- Cut the leek into rings and pour these ingredients into the salad.
- Mushrooms or any other mushrooms cut into plates.
- Then put them in a pan, fill with oil and fry until light blush.
- Then spread to the rest of the ingredients.
- Salt and mix thoroughly.
- Serve the dish immediately, without waiting for it to cool.
Of course, it is difficult to call such a salad with avocado diet, but its taste is simply excellent. And the feeling of hunger after him will not bother for a long time.
Rainbow
Many children do not really like to eat vegetables. However, parents know that these products contain a lot of essential (especially growing) vitamins for the body. Therefore, they are diligently trying to “shove” various “utilities” into the kids, which, admittedly, is not always obtained. And if it does come out, then with great difficulty.
For this reason, we are in a hurry to share with our reader the following salad recipe with avocado, cherry and other vegetables.
What is needed:
- one avocado;
- two hundred grams of cherry tomatoes;
- 150 grams of arugula;
- one orange or yellow bell pepper;
- medium-sized red onion head;
- fifty grams of pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- three tablespoons of linseed oil.
How to cook:
- First of all, thoroughly wash all vegetables, herbs and fruit and lightly dry with a towel.
- Then peel the avocado and chop it into medium cubes.
- We cut tomatoes into quarters.
- We tear the arugula with our hands so that it does not lose its beneficial properties from exposure to iron.
- Peppers are peeled from seeds, then cut into cubes.
- Onions rid of husks and finely crumbled.
- Combine all ingredients in a prepared bowl.
- Add pumpkin and sunflower seeds to them.
- Season with linseed oil and mix.
- We let it brew for ten minutes and serve salad with arugula, avocado and other useful ingredients on the table.
Original
It seems strange to many to combine avocados with various fruits. But if you remember what this fruit is, doubts will be dispelled. And then, perhaps, our reader will still dare to try the following salad recipe with avocado, grapefruit and kiwi.
What is needed:
- one avocado;
- one grapefruit;
- one kiwi;
- two hundred grams of Brussels sprouts;
- favorite greens;
- red onion - one small head;
- salt, ground allspice - to taste;
- linseed oil for dressing.
How to cook:
- These ingredients are washed, then, if necessary, peeled.
- Then cut the avocado and kiwi into cubes.
- And pour into a bowl of a suitable size.
- Boil Brussels sprouts in salt water until al dente.
- We recline in a colander to excess glass liquid, and send it to the salad.
- Cut grapefruit slices into slices.
- Finely chop the onion and herbs.
- We mix all the ingredients, salt, pepper and mix.
The diet salad with avocado prepared according to the recipe described above is allowed to be consumed even by people who monitor their weight.
Almost greek salad
This dish has a very delicate delicate taste, which slightly resembles the salad marked in the heading of the current paragraph. But for its preparation will require much less time.
Essential Ingredients:
- two avocados;
- two hundred grams of cherry tomatoes;
- several lettuce leaves;
- one hundred grams of mozzarella cheese;
- a jar of olives;
- three tablespoons of olive oil;
- salt, dried dill, ground black pepper - to taste.
We have already said that this salad with arugula and avocado is prepared literally in a matter of seconds. But, having read the technology, this is easy to verify.
How to cook:
- Avocado, cherry, lettuce leaves are thoroughly washed under the tap.
- Then we clean the first component and cut into cubes.
- We put the second one right.
- And the third we tear into small pieces with our hands.
- We open a bag of mozzarella, pour the brine, and pour the balls the size of a cherry to the rest of the ingredients.
- Then we open the jar with olives, pour the juice from it, and send the contents after the previous component of a simple and tasty salad with avocado, the preparation of which is almost over.
- It remains only to add salt, dried dill, pepper and olive oil.
- And mix everything thoroughly.
Riot of colors
If you want to cook something incredibly bright and unusual in taste, you should study the following salad recipe with avocado. Incidentally, it is also quite easy to execute it.
What is needed:
- one avocado;
- one middle head of red onion;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- one medium tomato;
- multi-colored bell pepper - determine the quantity at your own discretion;
- one can of canned beans and corn;
- a small bunch of cilantro;
- a pinch of salt;
- five tablespoons of mustard oil.
How to cook:
- First, as usual, we wash all the vegetables and fruit.
- Then peel the avocado and chop it into small cubes.
- Finely chop the onion and herbs.
- And connect with the previous component.
- Cut the cucumbers and tomato into cubes.
- And send after the bow.
- Bulgarian peppers clear of seeds, cut into cubes.
- Then we add corn and beans to the indicated ingredients of the salad with avocado.
- Salt and season with oil.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Then we send the finished dish to the refrigerator for half an hour.
- Then cool slightly to room temperature.
- And finally, serve.
Boat, swim
The following salad recipe with avocado is original not only to your liking, but also according to the method of serving. Moreover, after it you don’t have to wash the dishes. Perhaps our smart reader has already guessed why? If not, then we will explain everything in detail.
What is needed:
- two avocados;
- packaging of simulated crab meat;
- a few stalks of celery;
- one fresh cucumber;
- a bunch of cilantro;
- a pinch of salt;
- cherry-sized mozzarella cheese;
- a teaspoon of mustard seeds;
- half a lemon;
- linseed oil.
How to cook:
- After thoroughly washing the avocado, celery, cucumber and cilantro, we proceed to the execution of a delicious dish.
- We cut each avocado into two halves, we get rid of the stone.
- Carefully clean the pulp with a spoon and break in a blender to a homogeneous consistency.
- “Cups” from the peel of an exotic fruit are not thrown away. They will still be useful to us. Therefore, we sprinkle them with lemon juice and set aside for a while.
- Add mustard, finely chopped cilantro in mashed avocado puree (if desired, you can replace it with other favorite herbs) and linseed oil.
- Mix everything thoroughly. Better with a spoon.
- We cut celery, cucumber and crab meat into small cubes.
- Lightly salt.
- And put it in the “cups” of the peel, filling them only half.
- This is followed by a layer of mashed avocado.
- And on top of it are a few balls of cheese.
Ready salad with avocado and mozzarella can be decorated with greens or a slice of lemon. Serve it better when chilled. Salad will certainly delight guests with its extraordinary appearance and unforgettable taste.