ORANGE AVOCADO SALAD

Orange Avocado Salad is a colourful, refreshing, full of flavour kind of summer salad. Enjoy it as side or as a light meal. What I like about this salad is the delicious light orange dressing. And you can add other salad ingredients like radish, beans, quinoa, orzo, rice, etc. Somehow I felt that oranges and tomatoes don't go together well.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 large oranges
• 2 small avocados
• 3 cups salad leaves
• 1/2 cup feta
• 4 large basil leaves
• 1/4 cup onion slices
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp almond slices
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 1 tbsp maple syrup | honey
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper powder
• 1 tsp poppy seeds

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- PREPARATION OF ORANGE AVOCADO SALAD ---
2. 2Peel and slice an onion thinly. You need about ¼ cup slices.
3. 3Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and allow the onion slices to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
4. 4Zest the orange. I usually freeze any extra zest to use in cakes, cookies and salad.
5. 5Remove the remaining white skin or pith.
6. 6Remove the orange segments from the thin skin.
7. 7Peel and slice or dice the avocados. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and toss the avocado pieces.
8. 8Finely chop the basil leaves.
9. 9Either crumble or dice the feta cheese.
10. 10Arrange the salad leaves in a large or two individual plates.
11. 11Arrange orange, avocado and onion slices on the salad leaves.
12. 12Scatter the feta cheese over the salad.
13. 13Sprinkle with almond slices.
14. 14--- PREPARATION OF ORANGE POPPY SEED DRESSING ---
15. 15Add olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, poppy seeds, maple syrup or honey in a jar or a cup.
16. 16If you are using a cup, whisk the dressing till it appears creamy.
17. 17if you are using a jar, close the lid tightly and give it a good shake. Make sure the lid is tightly screwed on.
18. 18The dressing should become creamy.
19. 19--- SERVE THE SALAD ---
20. 20Pour the dressing over the salad and enjoy.