Texas Citrus Salad Recipe

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Light and refreshing, this mixed citrus salad is perfect to serve at barbecues and cookouts. The dressing makes it glisten with goodness.—Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas

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Texas Citrus Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash salt
3 cups fresh baby spinach
3 cups torn romaine
1 cup orange sections
1 cup grapefruit sections
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped water chestnuts
1/4 cup thinly sliced sweet onion

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the first seven ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, romaine, orange, grapefruit, green pepper, water chestnuts and onion. Pour vinaigrette over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 101 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 59 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Texas Citrus Salad in Country Woman December/January 2012, p47