Grilled Avocado And Mango Salad With Baby Greens Recipes

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each mango. Standing mango upright, slice off a large section of flesh, cutting close to the pit. Rotate and repeat until all flesh is removed., Brush mangoes with canola oil; place on greased grill rack. Cook, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Cut into 3/4-inch cubes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk lime juice, olive oil, sesame seeds, salt and, if desired, cilantro and mint. Add mangoes, cucumbers and avocados; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Soak 1/2 thinly sliced small white onion in ice water, 15 minutes; drain and pat dry. Whisk 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1/2 teaspoon honey in a large bowl; whisk in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add 1/2 head chopped green-leaf lettuce, 1 diced mango, 1/2 diced English cucumber and the onion; season with salt and pepper. Add 1 diced avocado and toss.

Steps:

• Prepare your fruit and fennel -- I keep the avocado half whole to grill and then cut in 2-3 wedges to serve. The mango I also keep in large slices to grill. The fennel, just thick slices. I drizzle the fruit and fennel with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Now I love to grill this outside, but if you don't have an outside grill don't worry. Use a grill pan. If you don't have a grill pan you can use a saute pan.
• Dressing -- Mix balsamic, honey, olive oil, salt, pepper and mix well. Simplicity.
• Plate -- To a large bowl add the baby greens and toss with just 1/4 cup of the dressing. Then top with the grilled avocado, mango, fennel and then a drizzle of the vinaigrette, Top with the macadamia nuts and cilantro.

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Whisk vegetable oil, orange juice, orange peel, honey and soy sauce in small bowl to blend. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. (Dressing can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Make chicken:
• Stir cumin seeds in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until seeds are fragrant and slightly darker in color, about 2 minutes. Transfer seeds to medium bowl. Add minced garlic, minced chili and salt to seeds; mash mixture with back of fork to form coarse paste. Heat olive oil in same skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 2 minutes. Pour hot olive oil over garlic mixture; stir to blend. Let stand 15 minutes. Whisk in orange juice and lime juice. Pour marinade into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish and cool. Add chicken to marinade; turn to cnd cool. Add chicken to marinade; turn to coat. Cover chicken and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Combine mangoes and avocados in medium bowl. Add 6 tablespoons dressing and toss to coat.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to work surface. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut each chicken piece crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• Place lettuces in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and pepper; mound lettuces on 6 plates. Arrange 1 sliced chicken piece atop lettuces on each plate. Spoon mangoes and avocados alongside chicken. Sprinkle salads with cashews. Serve, passing any remaining dressing separately.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine oil, lime juice, shallot, fish sauce, sugar and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Whisk until well blended, then stir in half of the cilantro. Reserve half of the dressing in a small bowl for serving.
• Arrange lettuce in an even layer on a serving platter. Add mangoes, snap peas and avocados to the large bowl and gently toss to evenly coat in the dressing.
• Arrange salad over lettuce and garnish with the remaining cilantro. Serve with the reserved dressing on the side, for drizzling.