Thanks to a dear friend of mine, I was able to get hold of Costco’s cookbook that was given away during Black Friday weekend. I’ve been browsing through the recipes and already have a list of what to try. One recipe that attracted my attention and very time appropriate is how to make a holiday tree using avocado slices, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and bell pepper. It looks so pretty and colorful and would make a good table decoration when you are entertaining. This recipe also shows how to make citrus vinaigrette to go with any salad greens. Simple and healthy, that’s how I would describe this avocado and mixed green salad.
Holiday Tree Salad
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Author: Liza A
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe avocados
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ orange or yellow bell pepper, diced
- Grape or cherry tomatoes
- 1 bag (5oz) mixed baby salad greens
Citrus vinaigrette
- 1 small grapefruit, halved
- 1 orange, halved
- 1 lime, halved
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Pepper
- ¼ cup avocado or olive oil
Instructions
- Cut avocados in half, remove pit and peel. Cut each avocado half lengthwise into 4-5 slices. Sprinkle the slices with lemon juice.
- On a large plate, arrange the largest avocado slices to form the branches of the tree. Scatter with cheese, diced pepper and tomatoes.
- Prepare the vinaigrette. Squeeze the juice from the grapefruit, orange and lime juice into a small bowl. Whisk in mustard, salt and pepper to taste, and avocado or olive oil.
- In a salad bowl, toss the smaller avocado slices, bell peppers,feta cheese and cherry tomatoes with baby greens and vinaigrette.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe developed by Chilean Avocado Exports as featured in the cookbook “Enjoy Cooking: The Costco Way”.
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