Showing posts with label California Avocados. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California Avocados. Show all posts

Thursday, April 20, 2017

It’s a jumble not a salad – what?





















Yep, I like to call any salad that is less than 25% lettuce and has 75% “stuff” a jumble. I just think it better describes the dish and also it sounds more filling than a salad, right? The beauty of creating jumbles for meals is they can be vegetable or protein centric or a combination of both like the one below. Here is a recipe for Southwest Shrimp Jumble, a tasty salad for those days when the weather starts to heat up…….


I like to combine both raw, grilled and roasted vegetables into a jumble with a protein, in this case shrimp. You could use chicken in this same recipe of vary the vegetables. Sometimes a jumble is a great way to clean out the frig or use leftovers.


Southwest Shrimp Jumble                                                                 4 servings

Shrimp, peeled, deveined                               1 lb.
Olive Oil                                                          1 T
Chili powder                                                    1 T
Lettuce, spring mix                                         1 C
Cucumber, peeled & sliced                             ½ C
Grape tomatoes, halved                                 1 C
Grilled Asparagus, cut into 1/3’s                   ½ lb.
Golden Beet Slices, peeled & roasted                       1 C
Orange* slices, quartered                              1 orange
Carrots, grilled, sliced                                     1 C
Red onion, sliced                                            ½ C
Avocado, chunks                                             1 Whole avocado
Salt & Pepper                                                  To Taste

Dressing
Lime juice                   2 T
Honey                          1 T
Dijon Mustard             1 T
Rice Vinegar               3 T
Avocado Oil                 ¼ C



Procedures:
1.     Toss the shrimp in oil, and then season with chili powder
2.     Place on a medium –hot grill and cook until done – turn once, remove and cool
3.     In a large bowl place the Spring mix, cucumber, grape tomatoes, grilled asparagus pieces, beet slices, orange slices, carrot slices, red onion, and avocado
4.     Season with salt and pepper and toss well
5.     Add the cooled shrimp, toss again
6.     In a separate bowl make the dressing by adding the lime juice, honey, Dijon and rice vinegar. Drizzle in the avocado oil and whisk to emulsify
7.     Add enough dressing to the jumble bowl and toss well – DO NOT OVER DRESS
8.     Check and adjust seasoning – serve





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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Avocado Persimmon Salad

What a great taste combination, combining the sweetness of a ripe persimmon with the creaminess of avocado and the crunch of pistachios, just too good not to share the recipe.


Ingredients

1/2 each    Ripe California Avocado, sliced
1 each       Ripe Jiro Persimmon, peeled, sliced and seeded
1/4 cup      Red Onion, sliced thin
1 T            Avocado Oil with lemon
1 tsp          Citrus Vinegar (Calamansi if available)
1 T            Pistachios, chopped
To Taste    Kosher Salt & Fresh Ground Black Pepper


Arrange the thin slices of persimmon intermingled with the avocado slices, scatter the red onion slices over the plate.
Drizzle the oil over entire plate, then sprinkle the vinegar
Top the salad with the chopped pistachios, season with the salt and pepper
Serve immediately! For a great bright flavor in this colder weather