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mexican matza salad

Mexican Matzo Salad

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Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh garlic if garlic isn't your thing use some dried herbs instead
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 large sheets of matzo
  • 2 avocados peeled and chopped
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 large red onion peeled and chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes chopped
  • 1 handful of fresh coriander finely chopped
  • 1 English cucumber finely chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  •   Preheat the oven to 350F.  To make the garlic matzo strips, mix the oil, garlic and salt in a bowl and allow to stand for a few minutes.  Paint each sheeet of matzo with the garlic oil and place on a baking tray.  Bake for 5 - 10 minutes until golden and crispy.  Meanwhile, make the guacamole and salsa.
  •   For the guacamole, blend or mash together all the ingredients and refrigerate until needed.
  •   For the salsa, mix all the ingredients in a bowl and drain off any excess juices by pressing the mixture into a colander or sieve.
  •   Break the baked matzo sheets in half and layer with the guacamole and salsa as shown, or simply arrange on a platter with bowls of guacamole and salsa, for people to use the matzo as scoops.