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Käbi koduköök: Jellied Avocado Salad

At the Bibliograafia Klubi's (Bibliography Club) end of season lunch, we were served Jellied Avocado Salad, a retro salad inspired by Hilja Jukkum's "Tardunud avocado salat" which she presented at a lecture/demonstration in 1960/61.

jellied avocado salad

There is a Mediterranean salad that combines oranges with avocados and olives, so it's not an unheard of combination.

Retsept

  • 2 avocados
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 1 packet of clear gelatin
  • ¼ cup cold water
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • ½ cup finely chopped green peppers
  • ½ cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 tbsp chopped chives

Valmistamine

  1. Peel the avocados, remove their stones, and dice them. Sprinkle the avocado with lemon juice.
  2. Sprinkle the gelatin over cold water and let it rest for five minutes. Add boiling water and stir to dissolve.
  3. Add sugar, salt, orange juice, and vinegar.
  4. Place in the refrigerator until slightly thickened.
  5. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix it together.
  6. Pour the mixture into an oiled loaf pan.
  7. Refrigerate the pan until the mixture sets.
  8. Unmold and serve the jellied avocado salad with mayonnaise if desired.

Note: The original recipe called for four times the amount of sugar I used. I figured, with the sweetness of the orange juice, that I could reduce that amount drastically. Most of the acidity in this recipe comes from the vinegar, not the orange juice.

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