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 Avocado Salad
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.
Marilyn what a great combination of flavors for a salad!
Thank you so much Mary. I appreciate your thoughts. Enjoy your week!
Love the dressing on this tasty salad, Marilyn! The salad is so healthy and refreshing too. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at Hearth and Soul.
Thank you April for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy your week!
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.
Adding oranges is popular, so grapefruit had to be better! It is a nice summer option. Enjoy your week!
What an unusual combination: avocado and grapefruit. It sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing at Sew It Cook It Craft It.
It is a combination I would have not though of until I saw it on a menu. Enjoy your week!
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.
Thank you Erlene. I appreciate you commenting. Have a great week!
I love the idea of mixing grapefruit and avocado. Sounds refreshing!
Greetings from the Blogger’s Pit Stop!
It is a great combo! Have a great week!
This is a very unusual flavor combo and if you say it’s good, it must be!
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!
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
It is a great salad. My family loved it! Enjoy your week!
I would never have thought to combine those two ingredients. Ingenious you make it sound delicious.
Thanks for thinking outside the box or bowl,
Kathleen
Blogger’s Pit Stop
Thank you Kathleen. It is really scrumptious! Enjoy your week!
Marilyn your salad is making my mouth water, it looks so refreshing.
Thank you for sharing on #OMHGFF this week, watch for it to be a featured next week.
Hugs
Karren
Thank you Karen for the feature. I am glad you like it! Enjoy your week!
The dressing sounds wonderful – I love trying new salad dressings!
Thx Roseann. I am just learning and expanding my dressings. Enjoy your week!
Yum! Can’t wait to try this combination. Looks amazing!
Misty
Thx Misty! It livens up the regular salad. Enjoy your week!
I never thought of putting grapefruit with avocado but I bet it tastes good
It really is. Plain lettuce gets boring. Enjoy your week!
I love grapefruit and avocados together!! Happy Mother’s day and thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!!
It is a great combo. Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day Marilyn. I love citrus and avocado salads. Pinned shared.
Thank you Carol. Come party with us! Happy Mother’s Day!
Marilyn, I love that combination, and your salad is gorgeous!
Thank you Jean. I love fruit in my salads. Happy Mother’s Day!