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Grapefruit and avocado salad with a Meyer lemon vinaigrette

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad with a Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

Simple, healthy and delicious! This is lovely as a side to white meats or as a brunch feature. A great way to start the New Year! You’ll likely have vinaigrette remaining, so save it to toss with a green salad topped with grilled chicken or steak, avocado and grapefruit. Inspired by Ina Garten. Serves 4 to 6.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 2 large Rio Star grapefruits
  • 2 to 4 large ripe avocados more or less depending on size
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice**
  • 1/2 to 1 tsp. kosher salt to taste
  • 3/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup Sigona’s Meyer Lemon Fused Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • Begin by supreming* the grapefruits and collecting** the juice that drips out.
  • Place the mustard, grapefruit juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until the vinaigrette is emulsified. Taste; add more salt if desired. Set aside.
  • Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and use a large spoon to carefully scoop the flesh from the peel. Cut each half into 5 or 6 thick slices. Gently toss the avocado slices in the vinaigrette to prevent them from browning.
  • Arrange the avocado and grapefruit in a pattern on a circular plate or a long platter. Spoon about a third of the vinaigrette on top, sprinkle with a little more salt pepper, and enjoy. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.
  • *Supreming (or segmenting) citrus: Cut the top and bottom off of your grapefruit. Slice the peel from the fruit, top to bottom, getting as close to the flesh as possible. Once the peel is removed slice any remaining pieces of white pith from the fruit so no white remains. Catching the juice drips in a bowl, slice closely along the sides of each membrane to neatly remove the sections in between (these are the supremes). Set the supremes aside, discard the rest. Squeeze any remaining juice from the membranes and the sliced peels, if desired or needed.
Keyword avocados, Grapefruit, Sigona's Meyer Lemon Fusion Olive Oil
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