Ensalada De Aguacate (Avocado Salad)
Ensalada de Aguacate, a Puerto Rican-style Avocado Salad, is easy, ready in just ten minutes, and the kind of summer salad that's so refreshing and tasty you'll find yourself craving it on sweltering days.
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 205kcal
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp distilled white vinegar $0.07
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar $0.03
- 1 Tbsp olive oil $0.11
- 1/8 tsp salt, plus more to taste $0.01
- 1 pinch black pepper $0.01
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro (plus a few whole leaves for garnish) $0.05
Salad
- 2 medium tomatoes $0.90
- 1/2 medium yellow onion $0.38
- 2 medium avocados $1.98
- 3/8 tsp salt, divided $0.02
Instructions
- Make the dressing. In a mason jar, add white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, finely chopped cilantro, salt, and pepper. Cover and give it a good shake.
- Slice the tomatoes into 1/4-inch thick rounds, then slice the rounds into halves. Slice the yellow onion into 1/4-inch thick half-moons. Slice the avocados into 1/4-inch thick half moons. If the avocados are large, then slice the half-moons in half.
- Add half the tomato slices to a large dinner plate in one layer. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the dressing on the tomatoes and sprinkle with 1 pinch of salt.
- Add half the onions in a single layer and drizzle with 2 teaspoons of dressing and a pinch of salt. Add half of the avocado slices in a single layer, and follow with 2 teaspoons of dressing and a pinch of salt.
- Repeat the layering process with the remaining slices of tomatoes, onions, and avocados. Garnish with a few cilantro leaves and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Sodium: 300mg | Fiber: 7g