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Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Lettuce Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
8g proteinper serving
Prep
20 min
Total
20 min
Serves
3
Calories
370 kcal
Course
Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

All nutrition figures are per serving.

Good to know

Contains gluten and sesame.

Vegan

Spice Mild

Effort Easy

Top view of an easy to assemble lettuce avocado apple salad, which makes for a healthy and nutritional meal.
Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

This avocado apple salad is one of simplest, quickest, nutritionally-balanced meal that you can make by assembling easy ingredients. Feel bloated from an indulgent meal the day before? Not in the mood to cook an elaborate meal? Toss up this salad, revel in its effortless goodness and thank me later!

What makes this Avocado Apple Salad fun?

This recipe checks all the health and nutrition boxes, is easy to make, and is quite delicious too. Energy and dietary fiber from the fruits and vegetables used, good fats from avocados, sesame meal & extra virgin olive oil, and an amazing micronutrient profile from all the ingredients.

Up until few years ago, a salad to me was penance to a slice (or two) of cake or abstaining from an indulgent meal – I’d believe that eating a bowlful of salad greens first would magically undo the effects of a lifetime of unhealthy eating choices and unfavourable lifestyle.

No more! As I began to implement healthier eating choices and forayed into my fitness journey, I realized that salads were often wrongly perceived as punishment! There is so much more to salads than merely sorry-looking vegetables piled together – vast possibilities exist in this area! 

How to customize your own salad versions?

Yes of course, we have this wonderful recipe that you can rely on. However, if you wish to customize this salad, here are some ways to do it:

Use newer techniques

Wish to add some greens but find it boring to just include raw veggies each time? Indeed, you could add a wide variety of techniques like steaming/ sautéing/ marinating/ blanching/ curing etc to modify flavors of the ingredients you wish to use.

Play with textures

Wish to add some more interest to the recipe? As a matter of fact, it is possible to play around with seeds, nuts, grain flakes, legumes and even fruits to incorporate the crunchy/ nutty/ soft/ textures and the flavour profiles therein.

Make your own dressing

Let’s talk salad dressings, which is a whole world it itself – limitless options exist, depending upon your preferences and mood. Personally, I keep playing with simple vinaigrette/ jalapeno mayonnaise/ pepper/ lemon/ homemade hummus and tahini/ balsamic vinegar/ ranch sauce/ teriyaki/ thai sauces etc so there’s no scope for boredom. Check my Satay-style Thai Peanut Sauce too – I love how well it pairs with salad bowls!

Make a meal out of it

While at most times salads are meant to be a side option and paired with another snack or meal option, I sometimes try to make a salad a balanced meal in itself so no other meal is required. Add grains and pulses/ nuts and seeds/ legumes or even rice to make your salad wholesome and nutritionally balanced.

Want to add more protein?

Try adding cheese/ nutritional yeast/ wheatgerm flakes/ yogurt/ amaranth pops. Not only can this increase the protein content, but this can also make the dish more satiating as well as nutritional.

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The recipe

Easy Avocado Apple Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Ingredients

Serves
3

FOR DRESSING

Method

FOR DRESSING

  1. Start by whisking together balsamic vinegar, salt, extra virgin olive oil and Dijon mustard together to a uniform mix.
  2. Next, add pepper, paprika and minced garlic.
  3. Consecutively add water or more oil to adjust the consistency for dressing. Set aside.

FOR SALAD

  1. First, heat a non-stick pan and toast the sesame seeds for mild crunch. Set aside to cool.
  2. Thereby transfer the sesame seeds to a mortar and crush them coarsely with pestle.
  3. Lastly, combine all the ingredients for salad in a salad bowl and toss well. Drizzle the dressing on top and mix.
  4. Devour!

Notes from my kitchen

  • Take care to not burn the sesame seeds while roasting, as it renders a bitter taste. Be sure to toast them on low-medium flame on the stovetop.
  • For gluten-free version – avoid using wheat germ flakes.
  • For the dressing, avoid usage of garlic if you find it overpowering.

Nutrition, per serving

Calories
370 kcal
Protein
8 g
Carbs
47 g
Fat
20 g
Saturated fat
3 g
Fibre
13 g
Sugar
23 g
Sodium
84 mg

Figures are estimates, per serving, calculated from the ingredients listed. They will shift with your brands, your substitutions and how heavy-handed you are with the oil. This is general information from a home cook with a nutrition diploma — it is not medical or dietetic advice. If you are managing a health condition, please talk to a qualified professional. Full disclaimer.

Appetizer, Salad, Side DishAmerican, Mediterranean

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