Salad is a favorite dish for young people who want to lose weight. Today, let’s get cooking with TasteVN to make 2 simple yet delicious dishes: orange avocado salad and beetroot orange salad!
1. Orange Avocado Salad
Preparation
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Orange Avocado Salad Serves 2
Oranges 4 fruits Onion 1/2 bulb Ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon Olive oil 4 tablespoons Honey 1 tablespoon Salt 1/2 tablespoon Pepper 1/4 tablespoon Rice vinegar 1/2 tablespoon Lettuce 1 stalk
How to choose delicious avocado
- Choose avocados with small, fresh stems because that means the avocado is ripe but not overripe.
- Select avocados that feel firm in your hand. The outer skin should be taut, with no unusual marks, dents, or damage.
- Additionally, you just need to gently squeeze it to feel the flesh inside is soft yet firm.
Information about Ricotta cheese
Ricotta is a type of whey cheese from Italy made from leftover sheep’s, cow’s, goat’s, or buffalo’s milk from the production of other cheeses.
Ricotta cheese has many applications such as pairing with fruit, serving with crackers, and used as a seasoning for Italian pasta,…
See more details: What is Ricotta cheese? How to make Ricotta cheese easily at home
How to prepare Tangerine Avocado Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the avocado, slice it thinly. Peel the tangerine, and you can also thinly peel a layer off the tangerine segments, then cut them into thin slices horizontally.
Lettuce is washed clean and cut into short pieces. The onion is sliced thinly.
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Mix salad
In a small bowl, mix the vinaigrette consisting of: 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon honey, 1.5 tablespoons vinegar (or 2 tablespoons lemon juice), stir until the salt dissolves, then add 4 tablespoons olive oil, a bit of pepper, and mix well.
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Completion
Arrange the cut ingredients on a plate. Spread a little Ricotta cheese on top, and finally drizzle the vinaigrette mixture over it.
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Final product
This simple and quick tangerine avocado salad features the eye-catching colors of tangerine segments combined with the refreshing green of avocado and vegetables.
2. Tangerine beet salad
Preparation time
20 minutes
Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for tangerine beet salad Serves 2
Beet 200 gr Tangerine 450 gr Red onion 1 bulb Honey 1 tablespoon Cilantro 15 gr Salt 1 tablespoon Red vinegar 1/2 tablespoon
How to choose good beets
- The beet leaves must be dark green, with thin veins, and should not have brown or red edges (the beet leaves are edible).
- The beet should have a firm, smooth skin, not wrinkled, dark red in color, and free from cracks or soft spots.
- It is better to choose beets with a round bottom rather than a flat one for better taste.
- You should buy small to medium-sized beets as larger ones tend to be tough and the inside will be woody, making them less enjoyable to eat.
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How to make Tangerine Beet Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the beets and wash them clean. Peel the tangerines and separate the segments.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
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Roasted Beets
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, line a baking tray with parchment paper, place the beets on it and roast until tender (you can use a toothpick or knife to test the tenderness of the beets). After roasting, let the beets cool and then dice them.
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Mixing the Salad
Mix the onion, citrus, and roasted beets in a bowl. Sprinkle chopped cilantro, add honey, red vinegar, salt, minced garlic, and mix well to serve immediately.
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Final Product
The citrus beet salad is incredibly easy to make and delicious, with eye-catching colors and is a great source of vitamin C for the summer that you should try!
How to choose delicious tangerines:
- Delicious and juicy tangerines will have a taut, naturally shiny golden skin, soft to the touch and elastic. The stem should not be fallen or wilted, the fruit should be fresh and not bruised or have any dents. Some tangerines may look beautiful and taut but are not very elastic and feel hard when held; these are immature fruits that are not ripe enough or have little juice.
- However, you should also avoid choosing tangerines that are too large or overly juicy because these are often artificially fertilized with too much nitrogen, resulting in less fragrance and sweetness.
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Wish you success with 2 dishes of tangerine avocado salad and tangerine beet salad shared by TasteVN!
*Sourced and referenced from Cooky.vn
