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Home » All » By Course » Salads » Grilled pork salad with beets, potato and avocado

Grilled pork salad with beets, potato and avocado

By Layla Pujol 6 Comments

There is nothing better than a well made and filling salad that can equally satisfy your taste buds and your desire to eat something healthy and fresh.This salad combines beets, fingerling potatoes, grilled pork chop strips, grilled white onions and avocado on a bed of lettuce and is drizzled with a flavorful dressing made with bell pepper, paprika, goat cheese and garlic. I found this amazing salad earlier this year on one of my favorite food blogs: El Almuerzo de Leticia and Don Lucho- by the way this is a great site, the food is always appetizing, healthy and the preparation instructions are easy to follow.

This salad is not only a pleasure to eat but it is also beautiful to look at it, I felt like I was creating edible art when I was making it, I made a few substitutions to the salad, I used grilled pork chop strips, while Don Lucho’s orginal salad had turkey – probably a little bit healthier than mine- but essentially you use any meat/poultry/seafood you like –which is great for using up leftovers.I had some fingerling potatoes so I used those but any potatoes can be used.An important part of this salad is the dressing, Don Lucho made a beautiful dressing using a paprika pepper, of course I couldn’t find one so I used a red bell pepper and some smoked paprika powder, I also used goat cheese instead of cream cheese (I just can’t resist combining peppers and goat cheese together), and added some garlic(again goat cheese and garlic are such a great match).

Recipe adapted and translated from Don Lucho’s salad.

Ingredients:

3 large beets, washed

1 lb fingerling potatoes, washed

1 lb boneless pork chops, cut into strips

2 white onions, washed and sliced thickly

2 tbs olive oil

1 medium size lettuce head, washed

1 ripe but firm avocado, peeled and sliced

Salt and pepper

Bell pepper & paprika dressing

1 red bell pepper, if you can find a fresh red paprika pepper even better

1 tsp smoked paprika powder

2 garlic cloves

½ to ¾ cup milk

4 tbs goat cheese

2 tbs olive oil

Salt to taste

Preparation:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Wash the beets and remove the leaves, wrap the beets in aluminum foil and bake for about 45-50 minutes, time will vary based on the size of the beets.
  3. When the beets are fully cooked remove them from the oven and place them in bowl of ice to stop the cooking process and cool down.
  4. Peel and cut the beets.
  5. Bring water to boil a large saucepan and boil the potatoes for about 8-10 minutes or until tender, remove from heat and let cool down, use them either whole or quartered.
  6. Meanwhile combine the bell pepper, smoked paprika, garlic, milk, goat cheese, olive oil, and salt in the blender and blend until you get a smooth sauce, strain it and refrigerate until ready to use.
  7. Season the pork and onions with the olive oil, salt and pepper
  8. Grill or sauté the pork and onions, let them cool down before using.
  9. Arrange the lettuce, beets, potatoes, onions, pork and avocados in a salad bowl, platter or individual plates, drizzle with the salad dressing and serve immediately.

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Filed Under: All, Avocado recipes, Grilling, Latin America, Leftovers, Meat, Pork, Potatoes, Salads, South America, Summer, Vegetables

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  1. Sandy says

    November 24, 2008 at 11:34 am

    I come to your blog whenever I have the blahs – your amazing photography never fails to invigorate me! Since I currently have 10 avocados just hitting their peak, I am very glad that today’s visit yielded me this recipe.

    As always, it’s been a pleasure!
    Happy Thanksgiving!!

    Reply
  2. [eatingclub] vancouver || js says

    November 7, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Beautiful salad! Your food is always gorgeous.

    Reply
  3. Joan says

    November 5, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    me dio agua en la boca…delicious and beautiful.

    Reply
  4. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    November 5, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    That looks beautiful, and the dressing sounds especially interesting. I love salads that are served “flat” on platters. I don’t do that often enough.

    Reply
  5. Don Lucho says

    November 5, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    Laylita, thanks for the compliments. You have turned a simple thing in a work of art.

    Reply
  6. Rosa says

    November 5, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    OMG, that’s an incredibly scrumptious and colorful salad! Really droolworthy and flavorful! A gourmet recipe…

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply

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