Avocado salad with arugula and scallion-soy dressing

Enjoying this salad while I can still afford avocados 🥑

I get recipe ideas from lots of places – travel, cookbooks, eating out at restaurants, at the grocery store, you name it. But sometimes, an idea can come from as small a place as one seemingly inconsequential bite, as was the case for this avocado salad.

I was recently assembling one of my clean-out-the-fridge lunches with leftover takeout rice, shredded tofu, and a few other tidbits. The bowl needed some greenery so I added a handful of arugula, some sliced avocado, and chopped scallions, and finished with a drizzle of soy sauce.

Let’s just say I was not prepared for how tasty that first bite was going to be; it was a combo of ingredients I’d never tasted before. Peppery, creamy, and spicy, with umami from soy sauce to make everything pop. I knew I’d have to turn that bite into a whole dish.

This arugula avocado salad with scallion dressing is super simple to make and requires zero cooking. It’s crunchy, savory but bright, and so packed with flavor that you might just be tempted to eat the whole platter by yourself (been there, done that…).

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