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🍽️ Avocado Salad with Spicy Red Onions

47 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 red onions (halved crosswise, then cut into wedges)
• 1 green chili (sliced into rings, seeded)
• 1 bunch cilantro (chop half of the leaves, save the rest for garnish)
• 7 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove (pressed)
• 6 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 tbsp sherry vinegar
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 pinch sugar
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
2. 2. Add the red onion pieces to the pan and sauté them for about two minutes.
3. 3. Add the chopped garlic and stir everything briefly.
4. 4. Remove the pan from the heat immediately so the mixture does not continue to cook.
5. 5. Stir three tablespoons of lemon juice and sherry vinegar into the warm onion mixture.
6. 6. Season the liquid with a pinch of salt, black pepper, a pinch of sugar, and some cayenne pepper.
7. 7. Gently fold in the finely chopped cilantro leaves and the pepperoni rings.
8. 8. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise and carefully remove the pit.
9. 9. Peel the avocado halves and cut the flesh into bite-sized wedges.
10. 10. Drizzle the avocado pieces with the remaining lemon juice to prevent browning.
11. 11. Arrange the avocado pieces attractively on a serving platter.
12. 12. Pour the lukewarm onion mixture evenly over the avocados.
13. 13. Garnish the dish with a few fresh cilantro leaves and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 47
• Protein: 0 g · Fett/Fat: 5 g · Carbs: 1 g