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Chicken or turkey salad stuffed avocado

Ripe avocados stuffed with a refreshing salad made with turkey (or chicken), tomato, onion, cilantro, and lime.

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 10 as an appetizer or small salad or for 5 as a main dish/entree salad
Course: Side Dish , Salad , Appetizer
Cuisine: South American , Ecuadorian

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sized red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 large tomatoes thinly sliced
  • 4 limes
  • 2-3 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 5 cups shredded turkey or chicken
  • 5 avocados
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Lettuce/arugula/spinach to garnish

Instructions

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  1. Place the onion slices in a bowl and sprinkle with about 1 tbsp. salt, use your hands to rub the salt into the onion slices. Cover with lukewarm water and let rest for 10-20 minutes. Rinse the onions well with cold water and drain. This will help remove the bitterness of the onions and also helps them marinate better with the lime juice.
  2. Add the lime juice from 3 ½ limes to the onions. Save ½ lime to drizzle over the avocados.
  3. Let the onions marinate with the lime juice and a sprinkle of salt for about 10 minutes.
  4. Add the sliced tomatoes, chopped cilantro and olive oil to the onions, mix well.
  5. Mix the onion and tomato salad with the shredded turkey. Add salt/pepper to taste.
  6. Cut the avocados in half, remove the seeds, and peel carefully.
  7. Drizzle remaining lime juice over the avocados, this prevents them from darkening.
  8. Use a spoon to stuff avocados with turkey (or chicken) salad filling.
  9. Serve immediately on a bed of salad greens.