Avocado and Watercress Salad
(from mchelelau’s recipe box)
Source: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/avocado-and-watercress-salad-242342
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Categories: Salad
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
- 1 tablespoon grated sweet onion such as Vidalia or Walla Walla (use large holes of a box grater)
- 1/4 cup finely grated peeled Gala apple (use small holes of box grater)
- 4 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 cups watercress (thin stems and leaves only; from 1 large bunch)
- 1 firm-ripe avocado
Directions
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Stir together vinegar, onion, apple, soy sauce, and sugar until sugar has dissolved, then stir in oil.
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Just before serving, toss watercress with enough dressing to coat. Quarter, pit, and peel avocado, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Gently toss with watercress.
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Cooks’ notes:
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·Watercress can be trimmed 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed bag lined with damp paper towels.
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·Dressing can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Stir or shake before using.