Green Salad with Grapefruit & Avocado

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Top this fresh summer salad with salted pistachios for extra crunch.

Green Salad with Grapefruit & Avocado
Photo: Con Poulos
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
10

Ingredients

  • 1 very large ruby red grapefruit

  • 2 5 ounce packages mixed baby greens (10 cups)

  • 2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled and sliced

  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced

  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard

  • ½ teaspoon sea salt

  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • ½ cup roasted, salted pistachios, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Segment grapefruit over a small bowl to catch juices. Reserve 2 tablespoons juice for dressing.

  2. In a large salad bowl toss together the lettuce, avocados, grapefruit segments, and green onions.

  3. For dressing, in a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, reserved grapefruit juice, salt, and pepper. Drizzle oil in a thin steady stream into the mustard mixture, whisking constantly.

  4. Lightly dress the lettuce mixture with some of the dressing. Pass remaining dressing. Sprinkle salad with pistachios.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

224 Calories
22g Fat
8g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 10
Calories 224
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22g 28%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 187mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 14.4mg 72%
Calcium 32.1mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Potassium 329mg 7%
Folate, total 59.3mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.2mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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