Avocado Citrus Toss Recipe

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"The light dressing doesn't mask the goodness of sweet citrus sections, crisp lettuce, crunchy almonds and mellow avocados," reports field editor Marie Hattrup of Sparks, Nevada

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Avocado Citrus Toss Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

6 cups torn salad greens
2 medium grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
3 navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 ripe California Avocado, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
DRESSING:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon finely chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a large salad bowl, toss the greens, grapefruit, oranges, avocado and almonds. In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 355 calories, 26 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 215 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Avocado Citrus Toss in Taste of Home June/July 2000, p8

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Reviewed on Mar. 04, 2009 by Sangio

I tried this for a dinner party of 12 and it went over fabulous. The flavors in dressing are great. I subsituted thin Fuji apple slices instead of grapefruit but still using oranges. The recipe was taken home by many.