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    Avocado & Grapefruit Salad w/Sherry Vinaigrette -- e-w

    Source of Recipe

    New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes"
    Avocado & Grapefruit Salad w/Sherry Vinaigrette -- e-w


    Yield: 4 servings

    - One 1-1/4 pound ruby red grapefruit…OR…1 cup grapefruit segments
    - 2 medium-sized ripe avocados (about 1-1/4 pounds total)
    - 1 bunch watercress (about 6 ounces), washed and thick stems removed

    Dressing:
    - 1 tablespoon almond, walnut, or olive oil
    - 1-1/2 teaspoons sherry vinegar or apple cider vinegar
    - 1/8 teaspoon seasoned salt
    - 2 to 3 drops hot pepper sauce

    Cut the grapefruit in half; seed them and carefully remove the segments. Reserve the shells. Cut each avocado in half; peel and pit.

    Divide the trimmed watercress among 4 chilled salad plates. Put an avocado half on top of each watercress nest. Divide the grapefruit segments to fill the cavities and top the avocado halves.

    To make the dressing:
    Squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice from the grapefruit shells into a small bowl. Add the oil, vinegar, seasoned salt, and hot pepper sauce. Mix well with a fork.

    Drizzle 2 teaspoons of the dressing over each salad.

    1 salad with 2 tsps dressing equals: Calories: 176, Fat: 15 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 65 mg, Carbohydrate: 12 g, Dietary Fiber: 6 g, Protein: 3 g ++++ Exchanges: 1 Fruit, 3 Fat +++ WWP: 4

 

 

 


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