Food & Cooking Recipes Salad Recipes Lucinda's Avocado Salad Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 9, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Servings: 6 The avocado is known as a "pear" in Jamaica, and has also been called "poor man's butter." Those grown on the island have a smoother, lighter skin than Hass avocados, but the texture and the flesh are similar. There, avocados are most often served peeled and sliced with a morning meal or a sweet snack. From the book "Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley). Ingredients 3 cups shredded lettuce, such as romaine 3 ripe avocados Juice of 1 lime 1 teaspoon coarse salt 1 small white onion, thinly sliced 2 small tomatoes, quartered ½ teaspoon ground white or black pepper Directions Arrange lettuce on a platter. Halve avocados lengthwise, then peel and pit. Slice avocados lengthwise. Place slices in a bowl. Add lime juice and salt; gently toss to combine. Arrange avocado slices over lettuce. Top with onion and tomatoes, and sprinkle with pepper. Rate it Print