Simple Recipes – Avocado and Pears Salad

This is a very easy recipe for a quick salad! We stumbled on it in Recipes from the Heart, a cookbook we recently purchased to support the Operation STEM-ulus from the U.S. Foodservice to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to needy families. We adapted it slightly to match the ingredients at hand. We don’t normally eat avocado but this recipe turned out to be a great introduction and extremely simple to prepare. We are definitely hooked and plan to try this fruit in other recipes!

Ingredients

1. 2 avocados, peeled and diced into small cubes
2. 2-3 pears, peeled and diced
3. 1 large tomato, diced
4. 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
5. 2 tbsp diced green onions
6. 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
7. 1 tbsp lemon juice
8. Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Combine avocado, pears, tomatoes in a salad bowl, toss together to mix well. Sprinkle cilantro and green onions. Mix olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl and spread over the salad uniformly. Serve with baked tortilla chips or toasted bread.

About avocado

Avocado is a fruit native to the Caribbean region but now grown in many countries across the world. It is very popular in the US, which is in fact is the third largest producer in the world. 95% of the US production comes from Southern California (source: Wikipedia)

Avocado has very high dietary fiber, loads of vitamin B, C, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. It also provides a lot of monounsaturated fats, which is one of the good fats you should aim to increase in your growing child’s diet.

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