I'm beyond pumped to get into some lighter recipes here on WGC and it all starts with this Tropical Avocado Salad!
One of my favorite quick and easy and COLORFUL salads of all times. This Tropical Avocado Salad is perfect to usher in spring and get a healthy dose of fruits and veggies. Plus it's loaded with avocado, and you know I'm on a constant quest to eat as much avocado as humanly possible on a regular basis. If there was a day that went back that I didn't have an avocado in some way, shape or form, I'd be concerned. I don't even know what that would look like!!!
So here's todays daily dose of avo! It comes complete with thinly sliced mango, pomegranate seeds, arugula, a SUPER easy vinaigrette and some baby cucumbers. It's crunchy and smooth at the same time with bursts of flavor and texture from the pomegranate seeds. You can't go wrong!!
Tropical California Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups arugula
- ¼ red onion sliced
- 1 mango seeded and cut
- 2 avocados sliced
- 3 Persian cucumbers sliced
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- â…“ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl arrange the arugula, red onion, mango, pom seeds, avocado, and cucumber.
- In a small bowl, combine the freshly juiced orange juice and champagne vinegar. Slowly stream in the olive oil while whisking together to form an emulsion. Season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle some of the dressing over the salad and toss. Taste and add more dressing if needed being careful not to add too much.
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I made this lovely salad, but used baby spinach instead of arugula. It was delicious.
Just made this today! It was a delicious lunch for a 100 degree day in Chicago... cool and refreshing. Thanks for the recipe.
Terrific recipe, Gaby. I made it today and added some thinly sliced chicken breast to make it a main dish. I think this would be great with poached shrimp as well. Thanks!
I love anything with arugula and avocado! I will make this soon!
What a delicious bowl of summer flavors!
Still jealous of your trip to the avocado farm!
Yum! I love all the different flavors in this salad - arugula, mango, jalapeno and avocado! Sounds refreshing and summery!
Loved this salad! Thew a peach on there too- it was excellent. Thanks for a delicious dinner! I am loving avocado month.
It sounds like we have very similar views on healthy eating and yummy foods. I couldn't agree more that simple, light and whole foods can and do taste much better than when slathered with sauces or dressings.
This salad is right up my alley and I can't wait to try it! Living in Phx. I feel ya about the heat. Cool, light dishes like this are perfect. I'm glad I came across your blog on TK and look forward to following!
The avocados!! I've gotta try this one since I just got some Himalayan pink salt and organic peppercorns from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com -- can't wait to try them out in this recipe. T
I'm loving all these ingredients! Perfect recipe for those hot summer nights!
You and your avocados! I swear, the addiction is contagious - I've had to have at least one on my counter at all times this summer. 🙂
This looks delicious! I love avocado and I love that you put all this over arugula. Great salad!
Perfect salad for the summer heat, thanks for sharing!
Gaby, this sounds amazing! What a nice looking salad. Yum!
This looks sooo good! I love salads this time of year when it's so hot! I think this would be great with grilled chicken too! {I'll have to send my husband out in the 104 degree heat to man the grill!}