This Avocado Salad will give a power boost to your day with the healthy fats in the avocados and the omega-3s found in the seeds. Especially for the avocado lovers in my family!
The perfect salad to serve with spicy food like curries or peri-peri chicken as it is refreshing and cooling. Also great to serve at a dinner party or barbecue.
LOW CARB SALAD WITH 3 G NET CARBS
Rocket Salad with Avocado Salad and Seeds
Equipment
- Salad Spinner
Ingredients
For the salad…
- 1 small bunch rocket (arugula) (or 100 grams baby rocket
- 2 avocados
- 1 tbsp pepitas
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
For the vinaigrette…
- 3 tbsps olive oil
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tsp poppy seed
Instructions
- For this salad, I used a bunch of rocket as it tastes more peppery but you may use baby rocket if you prefer.
- Wash the rocket, discard any wilted or damaged leaves, trim the ends, shake and either pat dry or spin dry in a salad spinner to remove excess water. Chop roughly and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Add all the vinaigrette ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified.
- Pit and peel the avocados and cut into large dice. Transfer most of the avocado to your salad bowl and reserve approximately half a cup to use as a garnish.
- Pour the dressing over the salad, season with salt and pepper and toss gently to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
- Arrange in a salad bowl, scatter the reserved avocado and pepitas on top and serve immediately.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Rocket Salad with Avocado Salad and Seeds
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279 Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Sodium 14mg1%
Potassium 600mg17%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 740IU15%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 62mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This video is courtesy of My Food and Family.
Try some more of avocado salad and rocket salad recipes…
We have a tradition in our family of getting together once a week at Mum’s house for “Family Dinner Night”. Mum was always responsible for getting the meat and starch side of the dinner organised and it was always my responsibility to do the salads and vegetable sides. It was always a huge production with the dinner table groaning under the strain of the variety of dishes created.
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