Avocado is a healthy and very tasty fruit containing a huge amount of polyunsaturated acids, which reduce the risk of heart and vascular diseases. In Russian modern cuisine, avocados are most often used in the preparation of salads.
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For the most part, avocados are used to prepare Japanese and South American dishes, but avocados can also be added to ordinary Russian salads with cucumbers. He gives them a spicy note and makes the salad more satisfying.
Avocados go well with tomatoes, cucumbers, shrimp and other seafood.
Like any other product, choosing an avocado should be very careful. Overripe fruits are not too tasty, and unripe ones require 2-3 days of ripening in a warm place. A perfectly ripe avocado should be soft enough (when pressed on the peel, a shallow dent should remain), similar in texture to the oil from the refrigerator. The color of the avocado can vary from light green to dark brown and depends only on the variety, but not on ripeness.
To prepare 2 servings of the simplest salad recipe with avocado and cucumbers, we will need: 5-6 sheets of any kind of green salad, 2 avocados, 1 large cucumber, half a small onion, 1 egg, herbs (dill, green onion, parsley) to taste, olive oil and salt.
The egg must first be boiled hard (it is necessary to cook for 8-10 minutes from the moment of boiling water). Avocado for salad should be peeled, remove the seeds and cut into small cubes. Cucumber can not be cleaned if you are sure that it will not be bitter (otherwise, it is better to get rid of the peel), cut into thin pieces of medium size. Salad must be torn into small pieces by hand - so it will look prettier. Onions should be cut into thin half rings.
A boiled egg is best cut into beautiful large pieces. Then you should mix all the components, add salt and pour over olive oil and leave for 10-15 minutes so that tasty juice starts to stand out from the vegetables.
When preparing salads of this kind, it is important not to add sauces with a pronounced taste (mayonnaise, sour cream, etc.), as they focus on themselves and kill the taste of avocados.
Other avocado and cucumber salad options may include ingredients such as boiled chicken, sliced veal, salted cheese (feta cheese, feta), olives and olives. One of the famous Mediterranean recipes can be called avocado salad with basil and feta cheese.
To prepare 2 servings, you need to use 2 avocados, 1 cucumber, 2 small tomatoes, 50 g of feta, 2-3 branches of basil (it is recommended to use only leaves), 10-12 olives (preferably without any additional flavoring). Salt and olive oil are used to taste. All of these ingredients must be cut into small pieces, mix and slightly salted. The amount of salt for this salad should be minimal, since basil and cheese give the necessary salty taste.
Avocado salads are extremely nutritious, so they can be used as a separate main dish or side dish for steak, fried or baked chicken, fish. The priority alcoholic drink for such salads is semi-sweet white wine, non-alcoholic - juices or chilled teas.