There are many avocado salads, but this avocado salad Ghanaian style, a special dish my Ghanaian wife makes for me, is elegant and superb. The spicy groundnut dressing really sets it apart from the competition.
(Photo Attributed to Author: Lablascovegmenu from London)
Avocado Salad Ghanaian Style with Spicy Groundnut Dressing Recipe-
Ingredients:
- 2 avocados, ripe, but not over-ripe and mushy
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup white button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tbsp. minced red onion
- 3 tbsp. salted and roasted peanuts
- 3/4 tsp. smoked paprika
- 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp. cayenne pepper powder
- 1 tsp. sugar
- salt, to taste
- chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
- coarsely chopped peanuts, for garnish
- Bishop seeds (Ajwain), for garnish
Directions:
- Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pit and cube the flesh.
- Place in a bowl with the onions, mushrooms, lemon juice and olive oil, and onion and toss gently.
- Grind the peanuts (either use a coffee or spice grinder or just roll a rolling pin over the peanuts) so you have small chunks and mix with the paprika, cinnamon, cayenne, sugar and salt. Sprinkle over the salad mixture and toss gently.
- Garnish your authentic Avocado Salad Ghanaian Style with chopped cilantro, some more peanuts, and a sprinkling of Bishop seeds.
Note: This recipe is taken from our African Cuisine pages.
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I’m from Ghana, and I remember my Mum making this. She would go out in the streets and pick dandelions and come back and make a delicious salad with the greens. Good to see this on an American food website.
Hi Fafali! My Ghanaian wife has the same name. 🙂 And when I was living with her in the Accra region she also would go gather wild dandelion greens to make this wonderful salad. Glad you found our site, please come back!
I like the spicy peanut sauce idea, this looks like a unique and tasty salad.
Hey Mark, it truly is a unique and tasty salad, and yes, the spicy peanut sauce really sets it off nicely.
Love avocados, and the spicy sauce … made with ground peanuts in it? Oh wow, sounds delish!!
Yes, Kim, the sauce, so uniquely African, really makes this salad wonderful. 🙂
I’m in! LOL ….. love trying new and different salads.
Margo, you crack me up, lol. Enjoy this really good salad!
This looks and sounds like a very good salad, with a lot going on in it! I’ll have to try it out, for sure.
Definitely try it, Barb. It truly is a marvelously complex, yet simple to make, delicious salad.
I like the sounds of this salad. The idea of a spicy peanut sauce with avocados is really cool!
Jamey, for sure, the spicy groundnut sauce is wonderful with this salad.