Orange and Avocado Salad Recipe

Orange and Avocado Salad is yummy – especially the dressing!  This is a very colorful and healthy salad to serve your family and friends.   I often substitute Hazelnut oil when making this salad.  In winter, ruby grapefruit are delicious to use.  We have some great tangelos out right now and that is what I used last night.  I cook what is in season…mostly!

This refreshing and delicious salad recipe, comments, and photo were shared with my by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.

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Orange and Avocado Salad

 

 

Orange and Avocado Salad Recipe:
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Orange and Avocado Salad Recipe
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest, freshly-grated
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 6 tablespoons walnut oil
  • 1 large head butter lettuce, washed, dried and broken up into large leaves*
  • 2 avocados, sliced
  • 2 oranges, sectioned
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced into very thin slices
  • 1/2 cup pecan halves, lightly toasted, broken into pieces
Instructions
To Prepare Dressing:
  1. In a jar or bowl, combine vinegar, grapefruit juice, honey, mustard, chives, lime zest, salt, pepper, and walnut oil; shake or stir well and set aside.  Store, covered, in the refrigerator.  Serve at room temperature.  Shake or stir just before serving.

To Prepare Salad:
  1. Place salad leaves onto a salad plate or individual salad plates.  Compose salad with sliced avocado, oranges sections, onion slices, and toasted pecans.  Drizzle dressing over the top of the salad and serve.

Variations:
  1. You can use ruby grapefruit sections or tangelos in place of the oranges, if you desire.

  2. Makes 8 servings.

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Recipe Notes

* You may use a mixture of different types of lettuces if desired.

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