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Avocado & Watercress Salad with Soy Dresssing

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Avocado and Watercress Salad with Soy Dresssing

A light yet flavorful salad. It's refreshing, tasty and easy to make. Lots of textures and flavors. Creamy, crunchy and delicious.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

0 min

Ready

15 min
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Dressing
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
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2 tablespoons soy sauce, tamari
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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2 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
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1 clove garlic
minced
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½ teaspoon ginger
freshly minced
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red pepper flakes
to taste
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Salad
1 each avocados
ripe, peeled and cut into small chunks
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1 small red onion
finely diced
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1 small apples
gala or red delicious, diced into small chunks
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1 each celery stalks
thinly sliced
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¼ cup cilantro
freshly chopped
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1 bunch watercress
8 cups, well washed and tough stems removed
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To serve
crusty bread
optional
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Dressing:
45 ml rice vinegar
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3E+1 ml soy sauce, tamari
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15 ml sesame oil
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3E+1 ml olive oil, extra-virgin
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1 clove garlic
minced
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2.5 ml ginger
freshly minced
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1 x red pepper flakes
to taste
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Salad:
1 each avocados
ripe, peeled and cut into small chunks
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1 small red onion
finely diced
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1 small apples
gala or red delicious, diced into small chunks
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1 each celery stalks
thinly sliced
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59 ml cilantro
freshly chopped
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1 bunch watercress
8 cups, well washed and tough stems removed
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To serve:
1 x crusty bread
optional
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Directions

To make the dressing:

In a bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients until well blended.

Season with more soy sauce, vinegar or red pepper flakes to reach desired taste.

To make the salad:

In a large bowl, toss together avocado, red onion, apples, celery and cilantro until well combined.

Pour ¾ of the dressing into the bowl, and toss until well coated.

In another bowl, toss the watercress gently with remaining dressing until well coated.

To plate:

Divide the watercress among 4 serving plates.

Place the avocado mixture on top of the watercress evenly on each plate.

Serve with some crusty bread if needed.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 172g (6.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 19877% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 2g 12%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 470mg 20%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 4g 17%
Sugars g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 16%
Calcium 3% Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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