Marilyns Treats

Grapefruit Avocado Salad

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Grapefruit Salad
This Grapefruit and Avocado Salad delivers great new flavor combination. You might not think of grapefruit and avocado as a great pairing but they really are. They get along great together. Grapefruit brings a sour-sweet juiciness and avocado answers with a creamy mildness that isn’t overpowered by the grapefruit. Put them in a salad together and you can have the taste of summer any time of the year. There are many different salad dressings compliment this salad but by far my favorite is a honey-lemon dressing. It adds just enough sweetness to balance the grapefruit but not drown it out. I have to admit that half the time I’m lazy and buy it pre-sectioned in a jar in the produce section of the grocery store. A little cheat now and then can be a good thing. Right?

If you would like more ideas like this see my Grapefruit Avocado Salad, my Shrimp Cobb Salad, Roast Beef Waldorf Salad, and my Spinach Salad With Crab Cake And Grilled Shrimp.

Grapefruit Salad

Grapefruit Avocado Salad

Grapefruit brings a sour-sweet juiciness and avocado answers with a creamy mildness that isn’t overpowered by the grapefruit
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: avocado, grapefruit
Method: NoBake
Skill Level: Basic
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Adjust Servings: 6
Calories: 460kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

Salad:

  • 1 large grapefruit peeled and sectioned
  • 2 large avocados
  • 15 oz mixed greens

Honey-Lemon Dressing:

  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Salad:
  • Cut avocado into slices just before serving. Top mixed greens with grapefruit sections and avocado. Dress with Honey-Lemon dressing and serve.
  • Honey-Lemon Dressing:
  • In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the lemon zest and honey. Whisk in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g (8%) | Protein: 4g (8%) | Fat: 42g (65%) | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 170mg (7%) | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 9g (36%) | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%
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  3. Leanna

    May 23, 2017 at 1:47 AM

    This salad has a really interesting combination of flavours. Grapefruit is one of my favorite fruits, its so light and refreshing. I had not considered it in a salad before, but this looks fantastic Marilyn.

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  5. Erlene

    May 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM

    I love grapefruit. I’ve never added it to salad, but I can see how this would give it a nice sweet tang. Thanks for sharing your recipe idea on Merry Monday.

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    • Marilyn

      May 20, 2017 at 8:21 PM

      It really is good. The acid of the grapefuit offset the sweetness of the avocado and the textures were great! Thx Sandra. Enjoy your week!

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  8. Audrey

    May 20, 2017 at 12:02 PM

    Oh! I hope we get more grapefruit in our CSA box this week because this sounds like a marvelous combination with the tart citrus and creamy avocado. Mmmm!

    Thanks for sharing on #FridayFrivolity

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