How to Make this Avocado Citrus Salad

Make the Dressing

• Combine extra virgin olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, honey, kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Whisk until well combined. Set aside.

Prepare the Orange

• Wash and dry an orange and remove the ends. Slice the orange into evenly sized rounds. Peel the skin off of the rounds and set the orange slices aside.

Prepare the Other ingredients

• Peel, pit and slice the avocado into evenly sized pieces, thinly slice the jalapeno and English cucumber. Option to use Persian cucumber instead. Add the salted cashews to a sealable bag and gently crush them using the back of a spoon or mallet. Finally, pinch some fresh basil leaves off of your basil plant.

Assemble the Salad

• Grab two plates, and add a drizzle of dressing to the bottom of each plate. Use as much or as little dressing as you prefer. Option to drizzle dressing over everything once it is composed, but I like adding it to the bottom of the plate so you do not disrupt the beauty of the composed ingredients.

  Next, add a few slices of orange to the plate. Layer on the slices avocado, sliced cucumber, and sliced jalapeno. Feel free to be creative. Top everything with crushed cashews and a few fresh basil leaves. Finish with a pinch of maldon sea salt and serve.