Multipurpose ingredients like rotisserie chicken and bagged salad get gourmet treatment with a rich avocado-based dressing that adds unexpected sophistication.

While the salmon’s cooling, make a start on the salad. Toast the pumpkin seeds by ... as you wish. Halve the avocado and remove the stone, then spoon the flesh out onto the salmon and watercress ...

FARGO — I recently had an intense craving for oranges and avocados — together. The feeling was so specific that I knew there must be a new recipe lurking somewhere in my mind. I figured I ...