Today’s World Wide Wednesday recipe #2 comes from Myanmar! #worldwidewednesday
When we were traveling in Myanmar we often ended the day with this super-tasty-licous salad. On those summerdays with temperatures above 95°F (35°C), this avocado salad was the perfect refreshing little treat. Imagine a long day of walking through the temples of Bagan or riding our motorbike down in Southern Myanmar in the burning sun, this salad was our little comfort food to end a hot day. To give you an idea of the beauty of Myanmar check one of my pics below or go check Google Image Search here ;)
I often make this avocado salad as a side dish to go with all sorts of asian main dishes. It just works perfect. The taste, the freshness and the healthiness really made me love this super simple salad. As you might know I there are many ‘international’ recipes from all over the world on Have Another Bite and this one fits in just perfect, because you can combine it with plenty of recipes you find here.
Take a look at this Indian Rogan Josh with Lamb for example..
or, serve it together with this Beetroot Thoran from India
and let me remind you of this Caramalized Pork from Vietnam
These recipes above are all Asian recipes, but this avocado salad works fine on itself as well since it’s really nutritious. For me, it wouldn’t be enough since I’m quite a hungry fellow. But for anyone looking for a light and nutritious dish, i’d say it’s perfect! I even bet this avocado salad would be perfect as a side dish with pasta’s or sandwiches as well. I’ll have to go and try that soon! Since it is so simple and pure it’s really versatile, I’m sure you’ll find a great combination for yourself
Alright, I can keep talking about this salad all I want, but you should start prepping it now and try it for yourself! It’s ready in just 10 minutes and makes the perfect refreshing, healthy side salad on a warm summer evening! All you need is Avocados, Tomatoes, Onion, Peanuts, Peanut Oil and a few spices and your ready to go.
Avocado Salad with tomato and peanuts from Myanmar
- 2 ripe Avocados
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 shallot or small onion
- 5 tbsp finely ground peanuts
- 2 tbsp peanut oil (or olive oil)
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of pepper
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- Pinch of 5 spices powder
- Slice the avocados and tomatoes in little cubes
- Finely chop the shallot / onion
- Mix this together
- Mix together in a seperate bowl the oil, pepper, salt, lime juice and five-spices-powder to create a dressing.
- Add the dressing to the salad and mix it through, be carefull not to damage the avocado cubes to much!
- Sprinkle the salad with the ground peanuts.
Comments (14)
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I love the idea of peanuts and 5-spice with the avocados. Trying it this weekend!
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Hi Amy, that combination works great!
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this recipe is delicious, thanks for sharing. I’m always looking for new recipes to try :-)
Simon
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Thanks Simon! Great to hear you like it!
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I’m so intrigues by this combination! Avocados with an Asian twist! I’ve gotta try this one soon!
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Enjoy it heather! :) let me know if you liked it!
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What wonderful photos! The recipe looks great too – I really like avocado and it’s good to find a new way to prepare it. PS if you haven’t heard about it you should enter the Pink Lady food photography awards next year;)
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Thanks Fiona, I haven’t heard of those awards yet. Will check them out!
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Pretty much anything with avocado gets my vote. This dish looks supper tasty – I just need to find some good avocados. Your photo of the onion, avocados and tomatoes on the table is superb.
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Thanks!
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So, you live in Nl, huh? I will be there in July and am looking for english language traditional Dutch recipes to feature in a round up post on my blog while I’m away. If you have anything that might work and would be ok with me posting one of your photos and a link to the recipe on your site please send it to [email protected]. Thanks in advance!
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Hi Christine, I live in NL indeed! How nice to hear you’ll be visiting the Netherlands this month! I’ll drop you an email with some of my Dutch recipes, for your blog!
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I love this recipe! I’ve been drooling over the photo on pinterest and simply had to check out the post. It’s so easy and I love anything with avocado, peanuts – so perfect! There is nothing that I like more than coming home from aborad with new food ideas and recipes ideas in the head :) Yeay!
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This recipe from Myanmar looks so yummy, can’t wait to try your salad!! Thanks for sharing. If you like to taste the world, you should try Kitchen Trotter http://www.kitchentrotter.co.uk/. With a different country featured each month in the Kitchen Trotter kit, you will have the opportunity to discover and try your hand at cuisines from all around the world :)
