Warm Avocado Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Dressing

Lightly fried avocado slices served over mixed salad greens. Avocado is drizzled with a sauce prepared from roasted red bell pepper and garlic ground almonds, extra-virgin olive oil, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, fresh coriander, dry white wine, coarse salt, and fresh ground black pepper.

Ingredients -
1 Red Pepper
2 Garlic Cloves, left whole with skins intact
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, to drizzle
2 ounces Ground Almonds
5 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon Fresh Coriander
1/4 pint Dry White Wine
Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 large ripe Avocados, peeled and stoned
1 packet Mixed Salad Leaves
Fresh Coriander, to garnish
 
Preparation:

1. Avocados are usually served cold, but quickly frying them develops the flavor and adds a new dimension. You could also drizzle them with a mixture of olive oil, raspberry vinegar and a dash of balsamic vinegar over the top for a summery variation to this dish.

2. Preheat oven to 400 F.

3. Place the red pepper and whole cloves of garlic on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Roast until the pepper skin is starting to blacken and char and the garlic is soft when pierced with a knife. Remove the skin and seeds from the pepper, retaining the juices and squeeze the garlic out of the skins.

4. Blend the red pepper flesh, reserved juice, garlic, ground almonds, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, mustard, balsamic vinegar and fresh coriander together until smooth.

5. Add the wine and blend until the desired consistency is reached. Season to taste, pour into a saucepan and set aside.

6. Cut the avocados in half and then into slices. Heat the remaining olive oil in a non stick frying pan and when hot quickly toss the avocados in the oil until heated through but not soft.

7. Heat the sauce gently over a low heat. Meanwhile, arrange the mixed salad leaves on four serving plates with the avocado slices on top. Drizzle the warm sauce over them and serve garnished with fresh coriander leaves.

 



Avocado Salad Making Tips -
Coriander

Coriander is also known as cilantro. The leaves can be rolled up tight and cut into a fine chop. The stems can be chopped up and used or discarded.


Avocado Salad Making Tips -
Red and Green Bell Peppers

Red and green bell peppers are readily available in supermarkets. Orange and yellow varieties are also available, but may take some effort to find. A 1-cup serving of raw, chopped red bell pepper provides 100% of the daily allowance of both vitamins A and C.


 

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