Lettuce, Spinach, Citrus, and Avocado Salad

Name: Lettuce, Spinach, Citrus, and Avocado Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 head butter lettuce, limestone lettuce or 1 head bibb lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces; 1 small bunch baby spinach leaves (or one head radicchio, thoroughly cleaned and stems removed); 1 red grapefruit, peeled; 1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced; 1/4 cup walnuts, pecans or 1/4 cup almonds, toasted; 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice; 1/2 tablespoon champagne vinegar or 1/2 tablespoon good-quality white wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion; 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"This easy salad is chock-full of potassium (avocados actually have more potassium than bananas!), fiber, folic acid, vitamin B6, and omega-3 fatty acids. Adapted from the Greens Cookbook, by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, 2001)."

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 2-4

ingredients

1 head butter lettuce, limestone lettuce or 1 head bibb lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 small bunch baby spinach leaves (or one head radicchio, thoroughly cleaned and stems removed)
1 red grapefruit, peeled
1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
¹⁄₄ cup walnuts, pecans or 1/4 cup almonds, toasted
VINAIGRETTE
2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
¹⁄₂ tablespoon champagne vinegar or 1/2 tablespoon good-quality white wine vinegar
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ cup finely chopped red onion
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons olive oil
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

directions

Place the lettuce and spinach (or radicchio) in a large salad bowl. Holding the grapefruit over a separate bowl to catch the juice (save for the vinaigrette), remove the membrane from each section. Add the grapefruit, avocado, and nuts to the greens. Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a jar with a tight lid, and shake vigorously until mixed. Drizzle a little vinaigrette over the salad, toss to coat lightly, and serve immediately.
Makes 2 large or 4 small salads.