Avocado salad

(from Cheri7787’s recipe box)

Categories: Dr oz

Ingredients

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  • 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • Cumin and Citrus Roasted Carrots (recipe follows)
  • 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and cut into thin wedges
  • 4 cups sprouts, preferably a mix of radish and beet
  • 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp sour cream
  • Edible flowers, for garnish, optional 
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  • Cumin and Citrus Roasted Carrots
  • 1 pound medium carrots, peeled
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red chile flakes
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 oranges
  • 2 lemons, halved

Directions

  1. Cumin and Citrus Roasted Carrots

  2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 

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  4. Bring a wide pot of water to a boil. Add the carrots and cook until a knife pierces them easily, about 20 minutes.

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  6. Meanwhile, in a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic, cumin, thyme, chile 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 3/4 tsp pepper until crushed and pasty. Add the vinegar and 1/4 cup of the olive oil and continue pounding until well mixed. Alternatively, pulse in a blender or food processor until pasty.

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  8. Drain the carrots and arrange in a medium roasting pan in a single layer. Spoon the cumin mixture over. Cut the whole orange in half. Arrange the orange halves and 2 of the lemon halves over the carrots, cut sides down. Roast for 25 minutes or until the carrots are golden brown. Transfer the carrots to a platter.

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  10. When cool enough to handle, squeeze 2 tbsp juice each from the roasted orange and lemon into a small bowl. Squeeze in 2 tbsp from the remaining orange half as well as 2 tbsp lemon juice from the remaining lemon. Whisk in the remaining 2 tbsp oil to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle over the carrots.

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  12. The salad

  13. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 

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  15. Spread the sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame seeds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until lightly toasted and golden, but not golden brown, about 7 minutes. Cool completely. 

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  17. Arrange the carrots on a serving platter, reserving the accompanying sauce. Put the avocado and then the sprouts on top. Drizzle with the reserved sauce. 

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  19. Dollop the sour cream over the top, then sprinkle with the seeds. Garnish with flowers if desired. Serve immediately.

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