salad with avocado and purple onion

shoy18

Thu, Jun 15 2006, 10:20 pm

anyone know a good salad that contains those ingrediants. My dh had it somewhere and recall where and really enjoyed it

binah918

Fri, Jun 16 2006, 2:28 am

There are many variations of this salad, but here's what I do:

-romaine lettuce or spinach
-avacado
-strawberries
-purple onion
-candied almonds (heat up/melt white sugar in a small pan and gently toast/mix in the lamonds so they become coated in the melted sugar. spread them out so they won't clump, and let dry.)
-dressing: veggie oil, ketchup, brown sugar

chocolate moose

Fri, Jun 16 2006, 4:35 pm

Don't you just want to make guacamole? Mashed avoc. with some lemon, mayo, the purple onion, and some tomatoes if you like them.

BrachaVHatzlocha

Sun, Jun 18 2006, 9:55 am

momof3 wrote:

KBD has a hearts of palm, red onion, avocado salad. Everyone loves it.

I have a similar recipe that has those with cherry tomatoes, too

amother

Tue, Jun 27 2006, 11:12 am

My MIL makes a great salad - actually called a platter. You are supposed to serve it on a platter but obviouly you can do whatever you want.
The dressing needs to be made in advance and it keeps really well in the fridge for a couple weeks - and tastes great on its own too.
Dressing:
1/2 C mayo
1/2 C brown sugar
2 tsp mustard powder
1/2 C white vinegar
1 C oil (I do half oil, half water)
2 tsp salt
1/2 avocado
Blend all ingredients together.
Platter:
Layer sliced tomatoes, diced red onion and sliced avocado and drizzle dressing on right before serving.

We did this as a started for my brother's Bar Mitzvah. We bought wide plastic glasses on a stem and cut the veggies smaller, then broke a breadstick into 2 uneven pieces and put them in on the side. It was very striking.

yedidya's mom

Tue, Jun 27 2006, 3:32 pm

Did you ever try taco salad?

lettuce
avocado
purple onion
tomato
corn
olives

dressing:
half mayo, half ketchup and/or salsa

dress before serving and sprinkle crushed taco/nacho chips on top. I'm a big fan

BrachaVHatzlocha

Tue, Jun 27 2006, 10:00 pm

yedidya's mom wrote:

Did you ever try taco salad?

dress before serving and sprinkle crushed taco/nacho chips on top. I'm a big fan

mmm...sounds good! my sister who's a chips fanatic would probably love that one! Smile

Reminds me of the tilapia fish recipe I made last week....covered in salsa, crushed tortilla chips and cheese! (though I hadn't made it in a year and couldn't find the recipe so I guessed!) yummm

shayna82

Sun, Oct 08 2006, 9:43 pm

[quote="binah918"]There are many variations of this salad, but here's what I do:

-romaine lettuce or spinach
-avacado
-strawberries
-purple onion
-candied almonds (heat up/melt white sugar in a small pan and gently toast/mix in the lamonds so they become coated in the melted sugar. spread them out so they won't clump, and let dry.)
-dressing: veggie oil, ketchup, brown sugar[/quote/]

I never heard of this combo with dressing, what does it taste like, and does it go well with this salad?

mali

Sun, Oct 08 2006, 10:16 pm

My SIL just made a nice one this Yom Tov. The main ingredients were lettuce, avocado, mango, and puple onion, but I don't know the dressing ingredients.

jewgal84

Mon, Oct 23 2006, 10:45 pm

Here are two salads that that my dh likes with these 2 particular ingrediants:

1)

Ingrediants:
1 Head Romaine Lettuce
1 Medium Purple Onion
2-3 Avocados
Handful Craisins
Handful Chow Mein Noodles

Dressing:
1/2 C oil
1/3 C Vinegar or Lemon Juice
2/3 C Sugar

2)

Ingrediants:
3 Heads Romaine Lettuce
2 Purple Onions
3-4 Avocados
2-3 Tomatoes
1-2 Medium Cucumbers

Dressing:
1 C Oil
1 C Mayonnaise
1/2 C Lemon Juice
1/4 C Water
6 Cloves of Garlic
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
1/2 Tbl Soy
1 Tbl Mustard

amother

Mon, Oct 23 2006, 10:51 pm

do ppl use veg. oil? I thought it was really bad for u and that conola was alllooooot better. is it alot more expensive? cuz if not im cutious why would ppl use veg. oil?

jewgal84

Mon, Oct 23 2006, 10:51 pm

mali wrote:

My SIL just made a nice one this Yom Tov. The main ingredients were lettuce, avocado, mango, and puple onion, but I don't know the dressing ingredients.

I have a similar Recipe, can it be the following:

Ingrediants:
Lettuce/Spinach
Avocado
Red Onion
Mango
Strawberry
Cherry Tomatoes (opt)
Cashews/nuts (opt)

Dressing 1:
1/3 C Oil
3 Tbl Red Wine Vinegar
3 Tbl Brown Sugar
1 Tsp of Dijon Mustard
Dash of Salt

Dressing 2:
3/4 C Oil
1/2 C Lemon Juice
1/2 C Sugar
5 Tbl Vinegar
1 1/2 Tsp Salt

Dressing 3:
3/4 C Oil
3/4 C Sugar
1/2 C Vinegar
3 Cloves Garlic
1 Tbl Salt

jewgal84

Mon, Oct 23 2006, 10:52 pm

amother wrote:

do ppl use veg. oil? I thought it was really bad for u and that conola was alllooooot better. is it alot more expensive? cuz if not im cutious why would ppl use veg. oil?

I mostly use Olive Oil.

imashosh

Tue, Oct 24 2006, 9:40 pm

I have a corn salad with those ingredients:

Can Corn
Avocado
Tomato
Red (Purple) onion
Lemon Juice
LIttle Oil
Cumin

Mix it all up and enjoy, the loner it sits the better it tastes

jewgal84

Tue, Oct 24 2006, 10:51 pm

MOM222 wrote:

Jewgal- what is the best dressing ?

Assuming your replying to my last post when I put in three diff types of dressings;

Dressing 1:
1/3 C Oil
3 Tbl Red Wine Vinegar
3 Tbl Brown Sugar
1 Tsp of Dijon Mustard
Dash of Salt

It's yummy and very tasty, good luck Very Happy

!!!