I spend about every Sunday morning the same way… I wake up… go for a quick run… and then head off to my favorite place in L.A…. the Brentwood Farmers Market! On average, I spend about 2 hours walking up and down the street lined with my most favorite vendors in the whole world. I prefer to go by myself because no one else seems to be able to casually walk around for 2 hours looking at fruits and vegetables without getting bored. I stock up on everything that it is season and can’t leave without grabbing a big cup of agua fresca and samples at every stand along the way!
Nothing is better than coming home with pounds of fresh produce and making a salad with everything you have just purchased. That is exactly what I did yesterday.
I wanted to make a fresh and festive salad to celebrate Cinco de Mayo a few days early! And what better way with a ton of great vegetables, some lump crab meat and the most delicious Avocado and Tomatillo Dressing ever!
Crab and Garden Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls fresh greens
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 orange bell pepper diced
- 2 radishes thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup lump crab meat
- 3 tbsp Avocado Tomatillo Dressing Recipe Below
Instructions
- Combine the greens, chopped avocado, bell peppers, radishes and crab meat into a large bowl. Drizzle the Avocado Tomatillo Dressing on top, season with salt and pepper and serve.
Crab and Garden Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls fresh greens
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 orange bell pepper diced
- 2 radishes thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup lump crab meat
- 3 tbsp Avocado Tomatillo Dressing Recipe Below
Instructions
- Combine the greens, chopped avocado, bell peppers, radishes and crab meat into a large bowl. Drizzle the Avocado Tomatillo Dressing on top, season with salt and pepper and serve.
That sounds like a fabulous salad dressing. Love avocado and tomatillos.
This sounds like my kind of salad! LOVE all of the ingredients here 🙂
Gaby…..this sounds great! I will be making it this week….
yay!! You and your fam and/or your clients will love it!
this sounds so delicious! i must try that dressing. I’m actually growing tomatillos in the garden this year!
I just bought some little tomatillos to grow this year too!! fingers crossed 🙂
Mmmmm…the avocado tomatillo dressing sounds delicious!
what a great way to kick off May and celebrate Cinco de Mayo! looks great and sounds great!
This salad and a big margarita and a side of guacamole and I am ready for Cinco de Mayo!
Looks like a winning salad to me!
Gaby that sounds amazing!! It will go right with my healthy eating this week!
I wish I could hire you to cook for me, NOW!! Gorgeous fresh & healthy salad. The dressing sounds wonderful. xo
No wonder we get along so well. We are such the dreamy farmers’ market girls. I could spend all day just staring at the fruits and veggies…Maybe that’s why I’m frequently at the Hollywood Farmers Market on my own so often! (Great photos, mama!)
I know this is a really old post but I just came across it. I make this exact same thing except we do not cook it and we omit the onion. It makes a wonderful fresh dressing or dip! We make a smaller batch by starting with about 8 good sized tomatillos and halve all the rest of the ingredients. I’ve also used good quality garlic powder in place of the fresh with great success. This recipe is a winner no matter if made cooked or raw!