Haas avocados make the perfect guacamole. Rich, nutty, creamy perfection. But, oh so expensive. Year ago, when I bought my house in 2010, I drove down to a nursery in Homestead and picked out a baby avocado tree. Florida avocado are huge, have more yellow fruit and can be a little bitter, so I find they work best tossed in something like ceviche, mango avocado salad or gazpacho. Over the last year I’ve been babying my tree by feeding it with a teaspoon of seaweed concentrate every month or so and this year I had a bumper crop.
Today for lunch I wanted something filling and clean and an avocado salad sounded just right! This is a breeze to make. Florida avocados are huge so you just need one! (Serves 3-4)
1 Florida avocado - peeled, pitted and chopped into 2cm cubes
Juice of 1 lime
1 can of garbanzos drained
1 cucumber peeled and chopped
2T sliced red onion
2T chopped cilantro
Dash of salt and pepper
1 t olive oil
Mix ingredients by tossing. Drizzle olive oil over the top. Toss lightly. Serve over a bed of iceberg lettuce for lunch, with a tostada and egg for brunch or just savor alone.❤️
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