This Orange, Avocado & Pistachio Salad is light and fresh and perfect for spring! It's packed with thin slices of orange, creamy avocado and crunchy spicy pistachios that take just a few minutes to make. This delicious salad is perfect as a light starter, side dish, or it can be topped with chicken or shrimp for a more filling meal.
Arrange the lettuce on a large serving platter or in a salad bowl.
Peel the oranges and cut them into 1/4 inch thick slices. Thinly slice the avocado. Arrange the avocado and oranges along with the thinly sliced red onion and mint overtop of the lettuce.
In a saucepan on medium heat add the honey and once it has begun to thin out (approx 2 minutes) add in the pistachios. Stir in the salt and cayenne powder and leave the pistachios to cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes remove the pan from the heat and pour the pistachios out onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Use a fork to separate the pistachios so they aren’t all in one big clump. Leave them to cool for 10 minutes or pop them into the fridge to cool them faster.
Once the pistachios of cooled and hardened, roughly chop them into smaller pieces. Add the pistachios to the salad
In a bowl combine all of the dressing ingredients and whisk them together. Taste and adjust the ingredients as desired.