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
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- 1 mango seeded and cut
- 2 avocados sliced
- 3 Persian cucumbers sliced
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
- 2 tbsp champagne vinegar
- 1/3 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 can’t wait until I come visit so I can try all of these amazing dishes!!
Beautiful salad!
I’ve also been relying on salads to prevent turning on the stove! This one looks great- few ingredients with LOTS of flavaaah!
This tropical salad looks light & perfect for summer 🙂
Great flavor combinations in this salad.
Thanks for another wonderful recipe! Fun to see the photos of your visit to our farm…we’ll be glad to see you for another visit someday!
I am all about salads when it’s hot out. I love the addition of jalapeno and cucumber. For heat and coolness! I need to make this salad soon.
This sounds like a delicious salad. You certainly are very busy creating all these flavors for us. This is going on the ‘to try’ list!
Arugula, mango, avocado and cucumber?? Those are pretty much a few of my favorite things on the planet to eat. Perfect summer salad!
Mmmm… looks lovely! Getting hungry just looking at it 🙂 Well done!
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I want this right now! 🙂 I love pairing mango and avocado together. Love your added kick of jalapeno and arugula!
This salad looks perfect – I’m going to include it in my 30 day make over plan – nothing dull or boring here with jalapeno and avocados – yum yum yum!
I’ve been making this salad NON-STOP since I first tried it. It’s my new favorite and so perfect for summer. Thanks for the recipe!
Those avo wedges look PERFECT.
I need this, now 🙂
Yeah, it’s been hot here in MI too! I’ve been eating lot’s of fresh salads and greens to avoid turning the oven on. I like the dressing, sounds refreshing!
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!}
Gaby, this sounds amazing! What a nice looking salad. Yum!
Perfect salad for the summer heat, thanks for sharing!
This looks delicious! I love avocado and I love that you put all this over arugula. Great salad!
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. 🙂
I’m loving all these ingredients! Perfect recipe for those hot summer nights!
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
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!
Loved this salad! Thew a peach on there too- it was excellent. Thanks for a delicious dinner! I am loving avocado month.
Yum! I love all the different flavors in this salad – arugula, mango, jalapeno and avocado! Sounds refreshing and summery!
What a delicious bowl of summer flavors!
Still jealous of your trip to the avocado farm!
I love anything with arugula and avocado! I will make this soon!
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!
Just made this today! It was a delicious lunch for a 100 degree day in Chicago… cool and refreshing. Thanks for the recipe.
I made this lovely salad, but used baby spinach instead of arugula. It was delicious.
yum! This salad looks beautiful! I’m craving some light meals with this heat wave, might have to try this out!
Yum! Just made this, and it’s really good. Having with soup and garlic bread.
This is just what the doctor ordered!!
This is so gorgeous! I love avocado and mango together!
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.
What a great way to bring in Spring!
What a gorgeous salad! So fresh and healthy!
This sounds amazing! I seriously will eat most foods if it has avocado! Perfect for spring.
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 looks DIVINE!!!!
This looks fantastic!
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!