Avocado And Feta Pasta Salad Recipes

AVOCADO FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Place avocado cubes in a bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, lime juice, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; mix in feta cheese. Pour dressing over avocado cubes; toss to coat.

CILANTRO, AVOCADO, TOMATO, AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, green onion, and feta cheese in a large bowl; toss together. Add the diced avocado; drizzle the lemon juice over the avocado to keep it from turning brown. Stir in the cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and serve.

SPICED PASTA, AVOCADO AND ONION-FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the fusilli in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain, rinse and drain well. Place in a bowl and toss with the jalapenos, olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Place the onions on baking sheets and brush with oil. Broil until browned, about 5 minutes. Cool and coarsely chop. Place in a bowl and toss with the feta, salt and pepper.
• Place the roasted peppers in a bowl and toss with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Place the avocados in a bowl and toss with the lime juice, garlic, salt and Tabasco.
• Place the salad greens in a large bowl and toss with the olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Pass the dishes separately, letting guests build their own salads.

FETA, AVOCADO & RED PEPPER SALAD WITH HONEY-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing. Grate one lime into a large salad bowl and squeeze the juice of both limes on top. Add the honey, mustard, oil, salt and pepper and whisk with a fork or small whisk until thickened.
• Crumble the feta into mouthful-sized chunks between your fingers. Peel, stone and chop the avocados. Deseed and chop the peppers. Drain and rinse the beans. Shred the lettuce.
• Tip all the ingredients into the salad bowl and toss to mix. Serve with some good bread.

CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• To save time and effort, I usually get a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Remove skin and chop breasts; add other pieces of chicken if necessary to get to two cups.
• Chop the avocados into medium-sized pieces, mix with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice to prevent browning, and season avocado with garlic salt to taste. Put in large bowl with chicken.
• Top with onion, feta cheese, pine nuts and cilantro. Toss gently to combine, taking care not to break up or mash the avocado.
• Whisk mayo, dijon and the remaining tablespoon of the lemon juice to make the dressing. Add a bit of water if too thick. Season the dressing with freshly ground black pepper to taste. Drizzle over salad and again toss gently to dress.
• Serve right away or chill for a while before serving. This can be served inside pita bread or sandwich bread, or over a bed of greens/spinach, but we also like to eat it as is.

PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions, cooking them until past the al dente stage, and in fact nicely tender, so that far end of the recommended cooking time, plus an extra minute. Drain, and rinse quickly with cool water.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large bowl combine the olive oil, lime juice, scallions, bell pepper, cilantro (if using) and salt and pepper. Once you have drained and rinsed the pasta, add it to the bowl with the dressing and toss to coat well. Allow it to sit for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken, avocado and tomatoes and toss to combine everything. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl.

AVOCADO AND FETA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to the packet.
• Toss together the avocado, tomato, cheese, nuts, spinach, rocket, herbs and pasta.
• Whisk together the oil, lemon zest and juice and the capers and drizzle over the salad.