Fresh California Avocados Perk Up Summer Salads

Irvine, CA — As warmer weather turns customer thoughts to salads, operators face a happy dilemma. Spring and summer crops bring long-awaited seasonal favorites onto the menu, including ripe and ready Fresh California Avocados. Appealing and versatile, Fresh California Avocados lend themselves to salad creativity. From menu standbys like the Avocado Chopped Salad from Bridges Restaurant (Danville, CA), to the fruit-forward Avocado and Mango Salad from the Mission Beach Café (San Francisco, CA), to the Asian flavors in Seafood, Pomelo and Avocado Salad with Scallion Rice Noodles from Cal Dining (University of California-Berkeley), Fresh California Avocados deliver the best of the season as they pleasingly complement other salad ingredients.

Take advantage of Fresh California Avocado season: March through September. Visit California Avocado Commission website to browse a broad selection of Fresh California Avocado entrée and side salad recipes. While on the site, order one or all of the free California Avocado Commission recipe collections — the Culinary Companion CD, and Magic of the California Avocado, The Foodservice Menu Guide and Too Hot Not To Be Cool brochures.

Source: California Avocado Commission