Citrus and Avocado Salad with Mint

This quick salad provides lots of fiber and heart-healthy fat.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Seedless orange: medium: 2

White Grapefruit: medium: 1

Avocado: small: 1

Extra-virgin olive oil: 3 tbsp

Salt: 1/8 tsp

Fresh mint leaves: finely shredded: 8

Romaine lettuce: large leaves: shredded: 4

Method

• Peel oranges and slice into half-circles.
• Peel grapefruit and remove all of the white membrane.
• Slice the grapefruit into quarter-circles.
• Place the oranges and grapefruit into shallow salad bowl.
• Peel avocado and slice into half-circles; immediately add to bowl of fruit.
• Add the olive oil, salt, and shredded mint, and toss.
• Place the romaine lettuce leaves on top and refrigerate. Toss again when ready to serve.

Additional Recipe Information:

• Nutritional information per serving: 66.8 mg sodium, 128 calories, 10 g total fat, 1.5 g protein and 0 mg cholesterol