Refreshing Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: January 28, 2012

Avocado and grapefruit salad is a refreshing wintertime dish.  Slices of buttery avocado and paired with sweet segments of grapefruit to make a delicious and well balanced meal.  For a bit of tartness, add some bright red pomegranate seeds.  Pair this salad with a piece of grilled chicken or tofu for protein.  Avocado and grapefruit salad is so simple and satisfying that it may just become your new favorite dish.
 
Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
 
Ingredients:
 
2 med. avocados, peeled and sliced
Lemon juice
2 lg. grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
Bibb lettuce leaves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup currants or cranberries
 
Dressing (recipe follows):
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon grated grapefruit rind
salt and pepper to taste
 
Directions:
 









Dip avocados slices in lemon juice; set aside. Alternate grapefruit sections and avocado slices in circular pattern on lettuce leaves on individual salad plates. Spoon 2 tablespoons walnuts and 1 tablespoon currants in center of each arrangement. Serve with dressing. Yield: 4 servings.


   
Combine all ingredients, stirring with wire whisk. Cover and chill before serving. Toss with salad.

Avocado and grapefruit salad is a refreshing wintertime dish.  Slices of buttery avocado and paired with sweet segments of grapefruit to make a delicious and well balanced meal.  For a bit of tartness, add some bright red pomegranate seeds.  Pair this salad with a piece of grilled chicken or tofu for protein.  Avocado and grapefruit salad is so simple and satisfying that it may just become your new favorite dish.
 
Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
 
Ingredients:
 
2 med. avocados, peeled and sliced
Lemon juice
2 lg. grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
Bibb lettuce leaves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup currants or cranberries
 
Dressing (recipe follows):
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon grated grapefruit rind
salt and pepper to taste
 
Directions:

Dip avocados slices in lemon juice; set aside. Alternate grapefruit sections and avocado slices in circular pattern on lettuce leaves on individual salad plates. Spoon 2 tablespoons walnuts and 1 tablespoon currants in center of each arrangement. Serve with dressing. Yield: 4 servings.


     
Combine all ingredients, stirring with wire whisk. Cover and chill before serving. Toss with salad.