Chocho, Avocado, And Parsley Salad/Ensalada De Chayote,Aguacate, Y Perejil

This is a cool, refreshing and easy salad to make with spicy foods or as a light dinner.

INGREDIENTS

1 Medium Sized Avocado, scooped from its skin and roughly sliced.
1 Cupful Of Flat Leaf Parsley,roughly chopped.

To the top, Flat leaf parsley, the bottom coriander leaves.

2 Chochos-These are a vegetable used in Caribbean,South and Central American, and Asian Countries. It is a relative of the cucumber, and has a mild flavour, that can be eaten raw or cooked.
Take a look on Beryls Verve Chayote Page.

Half Of A Cucumber, with middle scooped out and sliced on a mandolin.. Or with a sharp cleaver! Take care when using both!

DRESSING:
1 Crushed Garlic Clove
Juice Of One Orange
Splash Of White Wine Vinegar
1 Teaspoon of Liquid Smoke
1 Teaspoon Of Sesame Oil
1 Teaspoon Of Olive Oil

OPTIONAL: Chopped Onion and Goats Cheese.

METHOD

Firstly, peel,core and was the Chochos. Then either blitz in a food processor, or slice with a mandolin or knife. Squeeze excess water from the Chochos using a tea strainer and lightly pressing the veg,with a spoon. The water should drain easily.

Wash the orange, juice it, and set aside with the oils and vinegar,whisked together with a fork.

Scoop the seeds from the cucumber, with a teaspoon. Slice on a mandolin or with a knife. Scoop the flesh from an avocado,and if desired, chop onion and goats cheese.

Add the dressing to the avocados to stop oxidation. Add seasoning,and combine the other ingredients. Assemble the salad on a plate,adding onion and goats cheese if desired. Disfrutalo!