Avocado and Cheese Salad
Fruitful highlight that boosts mood through quercetin.
Ingredients
- 150 g arugula
- 100 g lamb's lettuce
- 2 Avocados
- 2 Nectarines
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 160 g whole grain baguette (4 slices)
- 300 g goat cheese (roll)
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 Organic Orange
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
- Sea salt
- ground pepper
Instructions
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1.
Wash and dry arugula and lamb's lettuce, then place in a bowl. Peel, pit, and slice avocados into wedges; add to the salad.
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2.
Wash, halve, pit, and slice nectarines into wedges. Lightly oil a grill pan, grill nectarines 3–4 minutes, remove and let cool slightly.
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3.
Toast baguette slices briefly on both sides at 220 °C (200 °C fan‑forced) in a preheated oven. Slice goat cheese into 8 pieces, place on the bread, return to the oven for 3–4 minutes until lightly browned.
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4.
Wash thyme, shake dry, pluck leaves and finely chop. Wash orange, grate zest, then juice. Mix zest, juice, honey, vinegar, thyme, remaining oil, salt, and pepper; taste and adjust.
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5.
Add nectarine wedges to the salad, fold in about two‑thirds of the dressing lightly. Transfer salad to plates, serve with bread drizzled with leftover dressing.