Pineapple & Avocado Salad

This refreshing, simple Cuban salad recipe captures the flavors of the tropics. Serve alongside spiced chicken or pork, with rice and beans.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, separated into rings
• Ice water
• 2 firm ripe avocados
• 1 medium fresh pineapple
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

• Soak onion in a small bowl of ice water for 15 minutes to mellow the bite.
• Meanwhile, halve avocados and cut each half into slices. Peel pineapple, halve lengthwise into quarters, remove the core and cut each quarter crosswise into slices.
• Whisk oil and lime juice in a small bowl. Drain the onion and pat dry. Arrange half the avocado, pineapple and onion on a serving plate, sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt and drizzle with half the dressing; repeat the layers.

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