Strawberry and Avocado Salad in Ginger and Orange Sauce Recipes

Avocado is more often treated as a vegetable, but in the Caribbean it is used as a fruit, which of course it is !

Ingredients :

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

1. First make the ginger syrup; place the ginger, water, sugar and cloves in a saucepan and bring to the boil.

2. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1 hour, until well reduced and syrupy.

3. Remove the ginger and discard.

4. Leave to cool.

5. Store in a covered container in the fridge.

6. Peel the avocados, cut into slices and place in a bowl with the bananas and strawberries or cherries.

7. Pour the orange juice over the fruits.

8. Add 60ml of the ginger syrup and mix gently, using a metal spoon.

9. 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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