Grilled Seasonal Salad With Avocado Dressing Food

GRILLED ROMAINE WITH AVOCADO-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high.
• Puree avocado, buttermilk, lime juice, oil, cumin and salt in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Cut romaine hearts in half lengthwise, leaving root ends intact. Grill the romaine, cut-side down, until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve topped with the dressing, tomatoes and pepper.

GRILLED CORN AND AVOCADO SALAD WITH FETA DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high. Brush corn, scallions and jalapeño with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, until corn kernels are browned in spots, 6 to 8 minutes, and the scallions and jalapeño are charred all over and tender, 9 to 10 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and let cool slightly.
• In a medium bowl, using a whisk, mash the feta into a coarse paste. Whisk in buttermilk, lemon zest and juice and garlic, then stir in chives and parsley. Finely chop the charred jalapeño and stir it into the feta dressing; season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss lettuce with half the feta dressing and arrange on a platter. Cut corn kernels off the cob and slice scallions into bite-size pieces. Arrange avocado slices, corn and scallions on top of the lettuce. Serve with remaining dressing.

GRILLED VEGGIE SALAD WITH AVOCADO RANCH

Steps:

• For the avocado ranch dressing: Add the avocado, buttermilk, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, dill and parsley to the jar of a blender and puree until smooth and bright green. Set aside.
• For the salad: Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle each ear of corn, peppers and green beans with olive oil, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Add the vegetables to the grill in a single layer. Grill on all sides until char marks begin to appear, a few minutes. Remove vegetables from the grill and set aside. When the corn is cool enough to handle, slice kernels off the cob.
• Put the romaine into a large salad bowl along with the cherry tomatoes, onions, green beans, corn, peppers, 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper. Drizzle all of the dressing over the top and toss until well combined. Sprinkle with more chives, dill and parsley before serving, if desired.

HONEY LIME GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND MANGO

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the salad dressing. Cover and chill for at least an hour.
• In a plastic bag combine the ponzu, lime juice, garlic, and sugar. Add the chicken and allow to marinate at room temperature for thirty minutes.
• Once marinated, grill or broil the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F Cover with foil and allow to rest for ten minutes before slicing into strips.
• In a medium bowl combine the avocado, mango, onion, jalapeno, and cilantro. Mix well.
• To serve place the lettuce on a place, then top with black beans and the avocado mango mixture. Drizzle with dressing then top with some sliced chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH AVOCADO DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk first 7 ingredients until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup mustard mixture; refrigerate for later use. Pour remaining mustard mixture over chicken in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 2 hours to marinate.
• Meanwhile, blend avocados and 1/3 cup of the reserved mustard mixture in blender until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve with salad.
• Heat grill to medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F), brushing with remaining mustard mixture for the last few minutes.
• Slice chicken. Cover platter with salad greens; top with chicken and tomatoes. Drizzle with avocado dressing just before serving.

GRILLED CORN, AVOCADO AND TOMATO SALAD WITH HONEY LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Grill corn for 10 minutes. Cut the corn off the cob and cool.
• Slice tomatoes in half.
• Dice the avocado.
• Chop the cilantro.
• Whisk remaining ingredients in small bowl and set asid.
• Combine corn, avocado, tomatoes and cilantro. Toss with honey lime dressing. Let rest 15 minutes.