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Strawberry and Avocado Salad in Ginger and Orange Sauce Recipes
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Avocado is more often treated as a
vegetable, but in the Caribbean it is used as a fruit, which of course
it is !
Ingredients : |
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2
3
12
For the Ginger Syrup
50g
900ml
225g
2 |
firm ripe avocados
firm ripe bananas, sliced
fresh strawberries, halved or cherries
juice of 1 large orange
shredded fresh root ginger (optional)
fresh root ginger, chopped
water
demerara sugar
cloves |
Method :
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First make the ginger syrup; place the
ginger, water, sugar and cloves in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
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Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1
hour, until well reduced and syrupy.
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Remove the ginger and discard.
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Leave to cool.
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Store in a covered container in the
fridge.
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Peel the avocados, cut into slices and
place in a bowl with the bananas and strawberries or cherries.
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Pour the orange juice over the fruits.
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Add 60ml of the ginger syrup and mix
gently, using a metal spoon.
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Chill for 30 minutes and add a little
shredded ginger, if liked.
Serves 4
Avocados discolor when exposed to the air,
so peel and slice them quickly. The orange juice and ginger syrup will
prevent discoloration for some time.
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