Citrus Avocado Salad
Tis the season for all kinds of glorious citrus! And what better way to eat it than in a Citrus Avocado Salad!
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 3-4 cups lettuce I used baby kale, various; farmers market
- 2 orange navel
- 2 orange Cara Cara variety
- 2 tangerines
- 3 mandarin orange
- 1 blood orange
- 3-4 cucumber thinly sliced, Persian
- 2 avocado cut into wedges
- salt kosher salt
- black pepper kosher salt
For the Citrus Vinaigrette
- 2 lemon juiced, plural
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 shallot finely minced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- salt Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste
Instructions
- Arrange the lettuce on a large platter or bowl.
- Carefully slice the peel off the citrus. Cut the citrus into slices and carefully pop out any seeds. Arrange the citrus, cucumbers and avocados in and around the lettuce and season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the vinaigrette, taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve the vinaigrette drizzled on top of the salad.
Notes
- Mix up your citrus. It's so much fun to add allll the colors to your plate!
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 770mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 1034IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 100mg | 111% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.