Avocado And Grapefruit Salad With Pomegranates And Pistachios

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small red onion, sliced into thin rounds, about 1/3 cup
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 (8 ounce) bag mixed salad greens (prefer baby greens)
• 1 small pomegranate
• 3 red grapefruits (or a mixture of citrus fruits)
• 2 kiwi
• 1 large avocado
• 1 tangelo, zest and juice or 1 small orange, juice and zest of
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup roasted pistachio nut, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 toss the onion rings with the vinegar and set them aside in the refrigerator.
• 2 wash salad mix, spin dry, then wrap in a towel and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 3 cut the pomegranate into quarters, then break out about 1/2 cup of the seeds. working in the sink, gently squeeze a tablespoon or so of juice from the remaining pomegranate and set it aside.
• 4 peel and section the grapefruits.
• 5 neatly peel and thinly slice the kiwi.
• 6 peel and cut the avocados into neat chunks.
• 7 to make the dressing, combine the zest, 1/4 cup tangelo juice plus 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then whisk in the oil.
• 8 loosely arrange the salad greens on a plate with the grapefruit sections (minus their juice).
• 9 add the kiwi, avocado, and onions, which will be pickled by now, then pour the dressing over all.
• 10 season with pepper and garnish with the pistachio nuts.