Avocado and pineapple can combine harmoniously to create a delicious salad. The article into the kitchen below will guide you through 2 unique ways to make avocado pineapple salad that is tasty, fragrant, and easy to prepare at home!
1. Avocado Pineapple Salad
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Avocado Pineapple Salad Serves 3
Ripe avocado 2 pieces Fresh pineapple 1 piece Extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon Ground pepper 5 grams
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How to Prepare Avocado Pineapple Salad
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Prepare the Ingredients
Soak the onion in a small bowl of ice water for 15 minutes to mellow the sharpness of the onion.
Cut the avocado in half and slice each half. Peel the pineapple, cut it in half vertically into quarters, remove the core, and slice each quarter vertically.
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Making salad dressing
Combine oil and lemon juice in a small bowl and mix well.
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Mixing the salad
Drain the onion and pat dry. Arrange half of the avocado, pineapple, and onion on a plate, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and drizzle half of the dressing, then place the remaining half of the avocado on top and continue to drizzle the dressing over.
Sprinkle a little pepper if desired.
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Final product
Pineapple avocado salad is simple to make, but offers a refreshing taste, perfect for summer days. It pairs well with fried chicken or pork.
2. Pineapple Avocado Beef Steak Salad
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pineapple Avocado Beef Steak Salad Serves 4
Beef 800 gr Avocado 2 pieces Pineapple 1 piece Olive oil 3 tablespoons Kosher salt 1.5 teaspoons Freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon
How to Choose Good Beef Steak
Tenderloin: This tenderloin part is taken from the inner back of the cow, especially the lower back. This type of meat is rich, fragrant, tender, and sweet, making it very suitable for making thick steaks. If you choose this type of meat, it tends to be quite expensive due to the small amount of meat from one cow. The tenderloin is the best part for a delicious steak because of its tenderness and perfect sweetness.
Striploin: The striploin is the meat located at the end of the rib section on both sides of the cow. This meat is tender, with a little fat, but not the “greasy” kind like other parts. Striploin not only makes a delicious steak but can also be used for stir-fried beef, grilled beef, pan-seared, etc.
Chuck eye: This part consists of the T-bone steak or Porterhouse steak with some fat trim. This meat is best for making steak by roasting in the oven.
How to Make Pineapple Avocado Beef Steak Salad
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Prepare Ingredients and Marinate Beef
Marinate the beef steak with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and a little pepper. Leave at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Peel the avocado, and cut it into round slices that are easy to eat.
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Make the Dressing
Add 1 slice of pineapple into a blender with 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, salt, and 2 tablespoons of water until the mixture is smooth.
Add 3 tablespoons of oil and mix well, then set aside.
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Grill Pineapple and Beef
Grill the pineapple and beef on the stove over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. During this time, turn both sides to ensure the beef is cooked evenly and the pineapple is golden on both sides.
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Mix Salad
Arrange the steak and sliced avocado on a plate with the grilled pineapple. Drizzle the pineapple sauce over the dish and finally season with a little salt and pepper before enjoying.
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Final Product
The fresh pineapple sauce combined with avocado, delicious grilled pineapple, and flavorful beef creates an irresistible appeal for this delicious salad.
How to choose delicious ingredients
Choose good avocados:
- The stem core: The stem core with a slightly yellow color indicates that the avocado is just ripe, very delicious, you should choose these avocados.
- Avocado skin: Avocados that turn brownish-purple with bumpy skin mean that they have begun to ripen.
- Avocados with few speckles, excessively bumpy and dry skin, or too smooth are not good.
- Feel when holding the avocado: When choosing avocados, hold the avocado and gently squeeze around. If the avocado feels heavy, firm, and soft when squeezed, then it is a delicious ripe avocado.
Choose sweet pineapples:
- Color: Choose pineapples that have bright yellow color from the crown to the tail. There may still be a few eyes that are slightly green, but it still has a certain sweetness. Remember, pineapples that are uniformly yellow will have a higher sweetness.
- Hand feel: Good, fresh pineapples will not be too hard or too soft, pressing your finger into them will not leave a dent.
- Pineapple eyes: The larger and sparser the eyes, the better. Because after peeling off the eyes, you will have thick pineapple flesh, and large, sparse eyes indicate that the pineapple is mature and naturally ripe, not soaked in chemicals.
- Fragrance: You can smell the scent at the end of the pineapple to test its freshness and ripeness. If you smell a pleasant aroma, you should choose it; avoid those with little or no scent as they are not ripe yet.
Information about ingredients
- Kosher salt is less refined than table salt due to its flaky, large crystal structure, hollow pyramid shape, and the salt flakes are usually larger, not compacted together.
- With a moderate saltiness, this is the type of salt that professional chefs prefer to use because it is easy to adjust the seasoning amounts in food.
- If you cannot find this type of salt, you can use regular salt for cooking.
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Above is a guide article for you on 2 ways to make pineapple avocado salad that is delicious, fragrant, and easy to make at home. Wishing you success in your execution!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Eating Well and epicurious.com.
