3 Simple Tropical Avocado Salads
Aug 26, 2020, Updated Sep 26, 2022
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If you’re an avocado lover then you’ve got to give tropical avocados a try! They are naturally double or triple the size of typical avocados. With more avocado to love, you can spend less time peeling and slicing and more time enjoying.
Because tropical avocados have a slightly lower fat content, they have a lighter, sturdier texture. From smoothies to sandwiches, you can use them in a variety of ways. One of our favorites is in salads.
Bryan’s Simple Tropical Avocado Salad from Desbry is just three quick ingredients: tropical avocado, olive oil, and salt. To make, you simply slice the avocado and drizzle the slices with olive oil and salt. After a quick thirty minutes in the refrigerator, your salad is ready to eat.
Bryan’s Simple Tropical Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Desbry tropical avocado
- Olive oil
- Salt
Directions
- Cut avocado in half.
- Remove skin and pit.
- Slice avocado.
- Drizzle with olive oil and add salt to taste.
- Cover plate and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
The trick to making simple food delicious is choosing high-quality ingredients. Desbry is highly recognized in the industry for growing some of the best tropical produce. When you select a Desbry tropical avocado, you know you’re going to get the very best.
Select coarse Kosher salt or Himalayan sea salt and a high-quality olive oil to ensure your simple salad is simply divine!
If you’re in the mood for something with more complex flavors, you can add ingredients to your Simple Tropical Avocado Salad. Here are a few of our favorite takes:
Breakfast Salad with Tropical Avocado
In this salad, the tropical avocado is still drizzled with olive oil and salt but it’s diced instead of sliced. We put it on a bed of scrambled eggs and bacon and sprinkled a bit of mixed cheddar cheese on top. Sriracha acts as the salad dressing.
This breakfast salad is a great way to start the day and it’s kid-friendly too!
Breakfast Salad with Tropical Avocado
Ingredients
- 1 Desbry Tropical Avocado diced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 strips bacon
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/4 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
- sriracha to taste
Instructions
- Drizzle the diced tropical avocado pieces with olive oil and add salt to taste. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon: Add bacon strips to a cold pan. Cook over medium-low heat turning frequently to ensure even browning. Drain grease as needed. Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Keep approximately 1 tbsp bacon grease in the pan.
- Whisk eggs and heavy cream together in a small bowl. Pour mixture into the pan with the remaining bacon grease. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until the eggs firm up.
- Plate the eggs and crumble the bacon on top. Sprinkle with cheese and add tropical avocado. Drizzle with Sriracha to taste.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tropical Avocado and Strawberry Salad
Again, the tropical avocado is diced instead of sliced but this time it is mixed with sliced strawberries and red onions and placed on a bed of baby spinach. Feta cheese is crumbled on top and the whole thing is topped with a lemon poppyseed dressing.
Tropical Avocado and Strawberry Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Desbry Tropical Avocado diced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 cup strawberries sliced
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
- salad dressing suggested: lemon poppyseed
Instructions
- Drizzle the diced tropical avocado pieces with olive oil and add salt to taste. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Toss tropical avocado, strawberries, and red onion together and place on a bed of baby spinach.
- Top salad with feta cheese crumbles and drizzle with salad dressing.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Caprese Tropical Avocado Salad
This time, we left the tropical avocado sliced just like in Bryan’s Simple Salad but we added snacking tomatoes, mini mozzarella balls, and slices of red onion. The whole salad is drizzled with a balsamic glaze, which pairs perfectly with the olive oil already on the avocado.
Caprese Tropical Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Desbry Tropical Avocado sliced
- 1/2 cup snacking tomatoes
- 1/2 cup minature mozzarella balls
- 1/4 red onion sliced
- basil torn, to taste
- balsamic glaze to taste
Instructions
- Drizzle the tropical avocado slices with olive oil and add salt to taste. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Add snacking tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and red onion on top of avocado slices. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What spin would you put on Bryan’s Simple Tropical Avocado Salad? Or would you keep things simple and eat it as is?
Salads aren’t the only way to enjoy tropical avocado. Here are a few other recipes to try that feature this superstar ingredient:
Remember you can always purchase Desbry Tropical Avocados and have them delivered directly to your doorstep through Tropical Fruit Box. They even make the perfect gift!
Which of these simple tropical avocado salads will you try first? Share your favorite way to enjoy tropical avocado in the comments below or tag us in your recipe photos on Instagram @theproducemoms and @desbryproduce.
