Health Conditions Diabetes-Friendly Diabetes-Friendly Salad Diabetes-Friendly Fruit Salad Pineapple & Avocado Salad 5.0 (11) 10 Reviews This refreshing, simple Cuban salad recipe captures the flavors of the tropics. Serve alongside spiced chicken or pork, with rice and beans. By Darra Goldstein Darra Goldstein Darra Goldstein is a cookbook author and academic expert in food studies and Russian literature. Darra has won the James Beard Award for her food studies journal, Gastronomica, and was nominated for her cookbooks Fire + Ice and The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. She has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and an IACP Cookbook of the Year Award for The Georgian Feast, and was nominated for IACP Awards for Fire + Ice, Baking Boot Camp and Beyond the North Wind. Darra has been editor-in-chief of Cured, food editor of Russian Life, series editor of California Studies in Food and Culture, editor-in-chief of The Oxford Reference Encyclopedia of Food Studies, national spokesperson for Stolichnaya vodka, consultant for the Firebird Restaurant and the Russian Tea Room in New York City, consultant on food and diversity for the Council of Europe and cultural envoy from the U.S. Department of State to the Republic of Georgia. She was a professor of Russian at Williams College for over 30 years and created a course on the history of food in Russian literature. Darra is currently a member of the Kitchen Cabinet at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and of the Advisory Board for the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 18, 2024 Reviewed by Dietitian Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD See More Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H, RD, is a Chinese and Jewish chef and dietitian who has worked in all facets of the food world. She is a recipe developer, culinary nutritionist and marketing specialist with more than 15 years of experience creating editorial and digital content for top food and kitchen brands. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Save Rate PRINT Share Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings Nutrition Profile: Diabetes-Friendly Nut-Free Dairy-Free Low-Sodium Soy-Free High-Fiber Heart-Healthy Vegan Vegetarian Egg-Free Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. This recipe was developed and tested at its original yield and has not been tested at other yields. Note that only the ingredient list is scaled, so you may need to make adjustments to ingredient amounts, cooking times and equipment sizes in the recipe steps. Scaling could also impact the nutrition analysis. Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, separated into rings Ice water 2 firm ripe avocados 1 medium fresh pineapple 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice ½ teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground pepper to taste (optional) Directions Soak onion in a small bowl of ice water for 15 minutes to mellow the bite. Meanwhile, halve avocados and cut each half into slices. Peel pineapple, halve lengthwise into quarters, remove the core and cut each quarter crosswise into slices. Whisk oil and lime juice in a small bowl. Drain the onion and pat dry. Arrange half the avocado, pineapple and onion on a serving plate, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and drizzle with half the dressing; repeat the layers. Garnish with pepper, if desired. Originally appeared: EatingWell Magazine, March/April 2016 Save Rate Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 186 Calories 13g Fat 20g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Serving Size 1 cup Calories 186 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 20g 7% Dietary Fiber 5g 18% Total Sugars 12g Protein 2g 3% Total Fat 13g 16% Saturated Fat 2g 9% Vitamin A 140IU 3% Vitamin C 60mg 67% Folate 62mcg 15% Sodium 75mg 3% Calcium 22mg 2% Iron 1mg 3% Magnesium 29mg 7% Potassium 375mg 8% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.