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Avocado, Beet and Mango Salad




Source of Recipe


Moby


Recipe Introduction


With Blood Orange Tea Vinaigrette


4 servings
Make sure the avocados and mangos are ripe. Adapted from "Teany Book."



List of Ingredients




For the vinaigrette:
1 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon blood orange tea leaves @ (may substitute loose leaves of Red Zinger or herbal lemon tea)
1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
3/4 cup olive oil

For the salad:
2 avocados, peeled and cubed
1 mango, peeled and cubed @
12-ounce can of beets, drained and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup crushed walnuts
Oak leaf lettuce, washed and dried (optional)



Recipe



For the vinaigrette: In a small pan over medium heat, heat the vinegar and loose tea and bring to a boil. Turn the heat off and allow to cool, about 5 minutes. Once it has cooled, strain using a fine-mesh strainer, discarding the tea leaves into a medium bowl. You should be left with about 1/4 cup of the flavored vinegar.

Mix it with the salt, garlic, sugar and mustard. Whisk until blended, adding the oil until completely combined.

For the salad: In a medium bowl, combine the avocados, mango and beets. Add the walnuts and vinaigrette, stirring gently to combine. To serve, place leaves of oak leaf lettuce on individual plates, if desired, and top with the dressed vegetables. Serve immediately.

@ NOTES: Blood orange tea can be ordered through a number of online tea sellers.

To cube the mango easily, follow this procedure: Stand the unpeeled mango on its stem end. Using a knife, cut away the cheeks from the mango, basically separating the flesh from the pit in two pieces. With the flesh side up, make crosshatch cuts in the fruit, taking care not to cut through the skin. Then turn the cheek inside out and cut the pieces from the skin.

Per serving: 688 calories, 5 g protein, 28 g carbohydrates, 64 g fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 8 g saturated fat, 559 mg sodium, 8 g dietary fiber