Ingredients:
For Lemon Dressing
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 dash lemon zest or zest from 1 small lemon
- 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 small to medium garlic – minced or finely chopped
Other Ingredients
- ¼ cup finely chopped onions or 1 small onion
- ⅓ to ½ cup chopped tomatoes or 1 medium-sized tomato
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley or cilantro (coriander leaves)
- 2 medium-sized avocados – chopped, preferable to use hass avocado
- 1 dash black salt – optional
- white salt or kosher salt or himalayan pink salt – as per taste
Instructions:
Making the salad dressing
1. In a small bowl take 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and 1 dash of lemon zest or zest from 1 small lemon.
2. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
3. Add ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and 1 small to medium garlic (minced or finely chopped). In place of smoked paprika you can use ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or sweet paprika or red chilli powder.
4. Mix very well and keep the dressing aside.
Preparing avocado & veggies
5. Finely chop 1 small onion, chop 1 medium tomato and some parsley leaves. You will need ¼ cup finely chopped onions, ⅓ to ½ cup chopped tomatoes, 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley or coriander leaves (cilantro).
6. Place the chopped onions, tomatoes and parsley in a mixing bowl.
7. Now halve 2 medium-sized avocados.
8. Remove the seeds and scoop out the pulp with a spoon from the avocado halves.
9. Chop the avocado pulp. If you do not want to chop the avocado, then just the avocado pulp in the bowl. Mash and mix everything together.
Making avocado salad
10. Place the chopped avocados in the mixing bowl.
11. Stir and then pour the dressing.
12. Season with a dash of black salt (optional). Then add regular white salt or kosher salt or himalayan pink salt or rock salt. Adding black salt gives a slight eggy flavor in the salad. I have used a mix of both black salt and rock salt.
13. Toss and mix well.
14. Serve the avocado salad as a side or main. While serving garnish with some finely chopped parsley or cilantro (coriander leaves).
