green and gold salad
Such a unique combination of ingredients I couldn't resist. If you love the creamy goodness of avocado in a salad, you should try this one.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 large avocado, peeled, and cut into 1/2
- 1 cup steamed asparagus, cut into 1" lengths
- 1 cup orange segments, zest the orange and reserve.
- VINAIGRETTE
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar or balsamic
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup oil, vegetable or evoo
- - salt and pepper to taste
How To Make green and gold salad
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Step 1Steam the asparagus until crisp-tender and plunge into cold water to stop cooking. Zest the orange and then peel and cut into segments, (catch any juice in a bowl and also squeeze any remaining juice from what is left after segmenting). Peel and seed the avocado and cut into chunks.
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Step 2Place all of the salad ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside to make vinaigrette.
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Step 3In a small bowl, whisk all vinaigrette ingredients together except salt,pepper and oil. Whisk oil in slowly until emulsified. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking. If the oranges are tart, you might want to add a little sugar. Or you may want to increase mustard slightly. Just make it to your taste.
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Step 4Toss salad ingredients with some of the dressing to coat, and serve as is or on a small bed of greens. Pass any remaining dressing.
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Category:
Fruit Salads
Category:
Other Salads
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#orange
Keyword:
#vinaigrette
Keyword:
#asparagus
Keyword:
#avocado
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Culture:
American
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