Fiesta Salad With Zucchini
From chefmeow 17 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
FIESTA SALAD WITH ZUCCHINI This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wiggins Estate in Caddo Mills, Texas in 1983.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound small zucchini cut crosswise into 1/4" slices shopping list
- 1/2 pound small crookneck squash cut into 1/4" slices shopping list
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice shopping list
- 1/4 cup salad oil shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1 green onion thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/3 cup diced green chilies shopping list
- 1/3 cup pimento stuffed olives cut in half shopping list
- 3 ounce cream cheese cut into cubes shopping list
- 1 small avocado shopping list
- lettuce leaves shopping list
- 4 cilantro sprigs shopping list
How to make it
- Steam zucchini and crookneck squash over boiling water until crisp tender about 3 minutes.
- Plunge into ice water to cool then drain well.
- In a large bowl combine lemon juice, oil, salt, pepper and cumin.
- Add drained squash and stir lightly then chill 30 minutes.
- Add onion, chilies, olives and cheese.
- Peel and pit avocado then cut into small cubes then add to salad and mix lightly.
- Arrange lettuce leaves on 4 salad plates then mound equal portions of salad on each plate.
- Garnish each salad with a sprig of coriander then serve immediately.
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