RECIPE

Avocado-and-Onion Salad

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 6

Since people in Cuba don't usually have ready access to salad greens, Lourdes Castro says, many will start a meal with this simple avocado salad instead. Cubans tend to use Florida avocados, which are widely available in the Caribbean; they're larger and smoother than Hass avocados, stay bright green when ripe and have a mild, slightly sweet flavor.

  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 6
  • BASIC-EASY
  • FAST
  • HEALTHY
  • VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 1 Florida avocado or 3 Hass avocados, thinly sliced
    2. 1/4 small red onion, very thinly sliced
    3. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    4. 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    5. Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

  1. Arrange the avocado slices on a platter and top with the onion. Drizzle with the olive oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Serve right away.