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.
Notes
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Where do you get champagne vinegar? I have seen the TJ orange muscat one but nothing in other stores. Do you have a favorite brand? I have been substituting red wine vinegar in the lemon- champagne vinaigrette recipe from the cookbook.
Whole foods has it! But the TJ's one totally works too!
This looks fantastic!
This looks DIVINE!!!!
Hi Gaby! When I read this recipe it made me think of a comment you had previously made about a product in your Favorite Trader Joe's products post ... TJ's Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar. You said that vinegar made a great vinaigrette ... can this vinegar be used here in place of the Vinegar & OJ in this recipe? I have been anxious to try that TJ vinegar since reading that post. How would you alter the recipe shown above to use the TJ vinegar? Thanks!!
YES!!! 10000%
This sounds amazing! I seriously will eat most foods if it has avocado! Perfect for spring.
What a gorgeous salad! So fresh and healthy!
What a great way to bring in Spring!
Can't wait to try this one. You are a salad wizard! I went to Scribe winery last weekend, thought of you fab and fun.
This is so gorgeous! I love avocado and mango together!
This is just what the doctor ordered!!
Yum! Just made this, and it's really good. Having with soup and garlic bread.
yum! This salad looks beautiful! I'm craving some light meals with this heat wave, might have to try this out!