Avocado and asparagus salad
With oranges, shrimps and sesame biscuits.The refreshing, delicious salad, served in half an avocado.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 200g white asparagus
- 2 oranges
- 6-8 cherry tomatoes
- 150g shrimps
- White balsamic vinegar
- Cold pressed olive oil
- Some ruffled endive (frisee) lettuce
- Herbs
- 30g white sesame seeds
- 50g grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Dressing:- Create a tasty dressing using the white balsamic vinegar.
- Some of the asparagus water, orange juice, salt, pepper and sugar as well as the olive oil.
- Peel the asparagus and place in boiling, salted water until ‘al dente’ and remove instantly and run under cold water.
- Cut diagonally into 4cm-large pieces.
- Place the cherry tomatoes in the boiling water for a few seconds, remove, cool and cut into halves.
- Peel the oranges and cut into segments.
- Cut the avocados in half, remove the inside of the avocado and cut into chunks.
- Keep the avocado skins intact in order to use them to serve the dish later.
- Add the asparagus, avocado chunks and cherry tomatoes to the dressing and mix carefully.
- Add some ground chilli.
- Mix the grated Parmesan and sesame seeds ad using a dinner spoon, place spoonfuls of the mixture on a baking tray and bake in a preheated over for 6-7 minutes at 180°C
Serving suggestion
Fill the avocado skins with the salad leaves and cover with the marinated salad. Serve with the crispy Parmesan and sesame seed biscuits.- August 1, 2011 Cold starters No comments
- Serves: 4
