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avocado

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: mashed peas

Edamame provides protein and is lower in fat.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Parsley is a common substitute for fresh herbs.

Juice one large orange and zest it.

Combine orange juice, zest, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey, Dijon mustard, ground ginger, salt, black pepper, and 1 garlic clove in a jar to make the dressing.

Shake the jar to mix the dressing ingredients.

Slice 3 avocados in half, remove the pit, and cut the flesh into pieces while still in the skin.

Place the avocado pieces on a bed of baby lettuce.

Drizzle the orange dressing over the salad.

Garnish with green onions and crystallized ginger.

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