Asian Cucumber, Celery, and Avocado Salad Recipe
When you want your vegetables to be more than just a side dish.
Cucumbers and celery, intensely flavored with garlic, ginger, and lime juice, are served on top of sliced avocado.
Recipe inspired by Bon Appetit
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- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 English hothouse cucumbers, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped ginger
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly smashed
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, from about 4 limes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced on a sharp bias
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil leaves
- 2 avocados, halved, pitted and sliced
Directions
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1.
Combine cucumbers, ginger, garlic, jalapeño, salt, sugar, cilantro, lime juice and oil in a large bowl. Let sit at room temperature, stirring every so often, until flavors are combined and mellowed, about 40 minutes.
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2.
Fish out the garlic cloves and discard. Add celery and basil and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, sugar and lime juice if desired.
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3.
Arrange avocado slices on plates and spoon salad and dressing over top.
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