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Avocado Orange Salad with Citrus Dressing

This Avocado Orange Salad is the perfect lunch or dinner for busy days! Just a handful of simple ingredients and you can make this delicious, filling, sweet and spicy salad! Top it with a citrus dressing and it’s like sunshine on a plate!

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 523 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine: Italian , American , Vegan

Ingredients

For the Salad
  • 3 cups arugula or your favorite greens
  • 3 avocados
  • 1 DOLE Fridge Pack Mandarin Oranges segments without the juice
  • 2 shallots sliced
  • 1/2 cup cashews toasted or roasted
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili flakes
For the Citrus Salad Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Mandarin Orange juice from the DOLE Fridge Pack
  • 1 Tablespoon honey mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon oregano
  • pinch chili flakes
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Notes

  • -Avocados have a neutral flavor, so you need to add a variety of flavors and contrasts to make it interesting. -Adding Mandarin Oranges from DOLE Fridge Packs is a perfect complement to avocados when combined with a bitter type of green. Plus, it makes the salad nutrient dense with at least 1 serving of fruit. -Nuts are another great texture and nutrient-dense factor to add to your salads. Toasted, roasted, salted, or not is all optional. Likewise, the type of nut is optional. -Make citrus dressing that makes the fruit sweetness shine, yet adds a slight tangy balance. -Adding fruit juice to the salad dressing is a great way to enforce the sweetness and fruity flavor in your salad. -Never dress your salads in advance. Always dress right before serving. -The extra salad dressing can be used as a marinade, a dipping sauce, or sandwich spread if mixed with mayo. -Dress your greens first with a tablespoon of dressing before layering the rest of the ingredients.