Last week I met Sara at the Cheesecake Factory in Bellevue, and as usual, deciding what to order took forever. Their menu is extremely overwhelming! Are the multiple pages really necessary?! I got the avocado egg rolls and just about died they were so good! I HAD to make them at home. There are a lot of recipes for these online, the one from Food.com seemed the most legit. Instead of making the actual deep fried egg rolls I decided to put all of the ingredients on a bed of crunchy romaine lettuce and use the dipping sauce as a salad dressing. You should stop what you're doing and make this right NOW! I followed the recipe pretty closely but didn't add the tamarind pulp because I couldn't find any at Whole Foods. The dipping sauce ended up being fairly thick, when I make this next time I'll add a little more olive oil. Yum!
Cheesecake Factory Avacado Salad
Ingredients:
Dressing
3 teaspoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup honey
1 pinch powdered saffron
1/2 cup cashews
2/3 cup fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 cup olive oil (needs more)
Salad
4 cups of romaine lettuce
1 avacado, peeled, pitted and diced
3 tablespoons sundried tomatoes
1 tablespoon minced red onion
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
Directions: Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a food processor and blend until creamy. Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl and top with the dressing. You'll probably end up with extra dressing but that's a good thing! Enjoy!
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