I love sharing recipes that I’ve cre8ed (that’s right 😉 on lazy weeknights when I didn’t feel like cooking but felt guilty ordering in. That is how this Citrus Avocado Salad Recipe was born. It could not be more simple to make. If you have ripe avocado and citrus fruit, you have just about everything you’ll need. Super healthy, super delicious, super easy!
How to cut the citrus for the avocado salad:
To cut an orange, grapefruit, or tangerine – any citrus you would use for this salad – place the citrus fruit on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut about 1/2 inch of the top and 1/2 inch of the bottom of the fruit.
Next, stand the orange/citrus fruit up on the cutting board and carefully cut the skin off following the contour of the orange. Repeat this around the entire fruit.
Slice the orange into about 1/2-inch rounds and then dice into smaller pieces, as you would for a salad.
How to choose ripe avocados:
When choosing a ripe avocado at a grocery store, look for a rich green color. Unripe avocados have lighter skin. But please be aware that the color of avocado may not always be the best indicator of its ripeness. Some darker avocados may be perfectly ripe and others may be over-ripened. The color may give you a slight indicator at a first glance and will help you decide for which avocado to reach.
A more reliable indicator is an avocado’s firmness. Squeeze an avocado slightly with your fingers. If it doesn’t give to pressure at all, it will need a few more days before it ripens. An avocado should yield to pressure slightly, yet still feel somewhat firm. If the avocado is soft, it may be too mushy and overripened.
How to cut avocados for the salad:
The fastest and simplest way to cut, pit, and slice an avocado is to invest in an avocado slicer. I love this 3-in-1 avocado tool on Amazon. Buy it once and use time and time again.
Or, use a cutting board and a sharp chef’s knife, and follow these directions:
- Rinse avocadoes under running water and pat them with a paper towel to dry.
- Cut avocados in half, lengthwise, around the pit. Open the two halves.
- Remove the pit: To protect your hand use a kitchen towel and hold the avocado half with the pit with your non-dominant hand. Holding the chef’s knife with your other hand, carefully and gently put pressure on the pit until the knife wedges into the pit. Slowly and gently twist the knife until the pit comes out. Alternatively, you may scoop out the avocado flesh (with the pit still inside) using a tablespoon and then slice the avocado flesh around the pit.
- Now, using a tablespoon scoop out the avocado from the skin, discard the skin or use them for this April Fools Rice Krispies Treats, and using the chef’s knife and a cutting board cut the avocado into small bite-size pieces.
How to prepare the Citrus Avocado Salad Recipe:
This is the easy part!
In a large bowl mix together the 2 ripe avocados you’ve sliced, 1-2 citrus fruit (2 clementines or 1 larger citrus fruit such as orange or grapefruit, or 1/2 orange and 1/2 grapefruit – blood orange look amazing!), 1/2 of sliced sweet onion, some salt, 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons avocado oil.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator, in an airtight container.
You may also like to add….
- chopped cilantro
- chopped red onion
- diced mango
- crushed walnuts
- bacon bits
Try these other simple salad recipes:
- Simple Corn and Marinated Mushroom Salad
- Asparagus and Mango Salad Recipe
- Sweet Carrot Salad Recipe
- Shrimp Salad in Orange Peel
- Chickpea and Crab Salad
Citrus Avocado Salad Recipe
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 4 portions 1x
Description
This salad could not be more simple to make. If you have ripe avocado and citrus fruit, you have just about everything you’ll need. Super healthy, super delicious, super easy!
Ingredients
2 ripe avocados
1–2 citrus fruit (2 clementines or 1 larger citrus fruit such as orange or grapefruit, or 1/2 orange and 1/2 grapefruit – blood orange look amazing!)
1/2 sliced sweet onion,
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons avocado oil.
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine and mix together all the ingredients and enjoy!
Notes
How to cut the avocado:
- Rinse avocadoes under running water and pat them with a paper towel to dry.
- Cut avocados in half, lengthwise, around the pit. Open the two halves.
- Remove the pit: To protect your hand use a kitchen towel and hold the avocado half with the pit with your non-dominant hand. Holding the chef’s knife with your other hand, carefully and gently put pressure on the pit until the knife wedges into the pit. Slowly and gently twist the knife until the pit comes out. Alternatively, you may scoop out the avocado flesh (with the pit still inside) using a tablespoon and then slice the avocado flesh around the pit.
- Now, using a tablespoon scoop out the avocado from the skin, discard the skin or use them for this April Fools Rice Krispies Treats, and using the chef’s knife and a cutting board cut the avocado into small bite-size pieces.
How to cut the citrus fruit:
- To cut an orange, grapefruit, or tangerine – any citrus you would use for this salad – place the citrus fruit on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut about 1/2 inch of the top and 1/2 inch of the bottom of the fruit.
- Next, stand the orange/citrus fruit up on the cutting board and carefully cut the skin off following the contour of the orange. Repeat this around the entire fruit. Slice the orange into about 1/2-inch rounds and then dice into smaller pieces, as you would for a salad.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator, in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Salads
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: salad, avocado, citrus avocado, simple salad idea
