Ripe avocados stuffed with a refreshing salad made with turkey (or chicken), tomato, onion, cilantro, and lime.
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Ecuadorian inspired, Latin fusion
Keyword Chicken or turkey salad, Chicken or turkey salad stuffed avocado, Leftovers, Stuffed avocados
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 10as an appetizer or small salad or for 5 as a main dish/entree salad
Ingredients
1medium sized red onionthinly sliced
2large tomatoesthinly sliced
4limes
2-3tbsp.finely chopped cilantro
2tbsp.olive oil
5cupsshredded turkey or chicken
5avocados
Salt and pepper to taste
Lettuce/arugula/spinach to garnish
Instructions
Place the onion slices in a bowl and sprinkle with about 1 tbsp. salt, use your hands to rub the salt into the onion slices. Cover with lukewarm water and let rest for 10-20 minutes. Rinse the onions well with cold water and drain. This will help remove the bitterness of the onions and also helps them marinate better with the lime juice.
Add the lime juice from 3 ½ limes to the onions. Save ½ lime to drizzle over the avocados.
Let the onions marinate with the lime juice and a sprinkle of salt for about 10 minutes.
Add the sliced tomatoes, chopped cilantro and olive oil to the onions, mix well.
Mix the onion and tomato salad with the shredded turkey. Add salt/pepper to taste.
Cut the avocados in half, remove the seeds, and peel carefully.
Drizzle remaining lime juice over the avocados, this prevents them from darkening.
Use a spoon to stuff avocados with turkey (or chicken) salad filling.