Avocado Citrus Salad
A refreshing salad of citrus, avocado, and cilantro - make enough for a whole meal or serve as a side salad with fresh citrus vinaigrette.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Ellen
- 2 cups spinach (washed and torn)
- 2 cups romaine lettuce (washed and torn)
- 1 ripe avocado (peeled and diced)
- 1 blood orange (peeled)
- 1 tangerine (peeled)
- 1/4 red onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Citrus Vinaigrette
- 1 whole green onion (use both the white and green - mince)
- 1 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 TBS fresh squeezed blood orange juice (or any other fresh orange juice)
- 1 tsp orange zest (finely grated)
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (to taste)
- 2 turns freshly ground pepper (to taste)
In a large salad bowl, toss together the spinach and romaine lettuce
Segment the blood orange (or any other kind of orange) and tangerine
Cut the orange and tangerine segments in half, toss into the salad
Toss in the cilantro leaves
Sprinkle the red onion and avocado on top
Serve with citrus vinaigrette
Citrus Vinaigrette
In a medium bowl add the first 6 ingredients, whisk together
Add salt and pepper to taste
Whisk just before serving
Drizzle over salad