{"id":4775,"date":"2010-05-08T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=4775"},"modified":"2019-10-19T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T20:54:27","slug":"spring-salad-with-grapefruit-and-avocado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=4775","title":{"rendered":"Spring Salad with Grapefruit and Avocado"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love Spring mix lettuce. That along with some grapefruit, avocado, jicama and red onion makes a beautiful salad.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A good friend of mine gave me this recipe for Spring Salad with Grapefruit and Avocado Salad which is great for any spring and summer luncheon or dinner. It is full of color and interesting taste and textures.<\/p>\n

Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing or you can just buy it already made.<\/p>\n

There’s something about having a good friend who loves to cook as much as you do. We’re on the same wave length when it comes to food and cooking. We cook together at each other’s homes and when we travel together, you will always find us in some neat little corner grocery, husbands in tow,  looking to see what local markets are selling. On a trip to Italy a few years ago, we found several little groceries that peeked our interest. (See pictures at bottom of this post.) I remember one little store in Santa Margarita that had some meats that we did not recognize and the butcher explained the different cuts and the unusual looking one was rabbit. I’ve bought rabbit before but it was frozen and in a box. This was as fresh as it just hopped right up to the meat case.<\/p>\n

So, we don’t go any where that we aren’t searching out local market places, whether it be Italy, Napa Valley, New York and San Francisco’s China Town.<\/p>\n

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I have prepared this recipe for showers, luncheons and dinner parties. And it is so beautiful served on a platter instead of a bowl because you can arrange all the ingredients for a beautiful presentation. Just give it a quick mix right before serving.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients are pretty simple — spring mix, grapefruit, avocado, jicama and some red onion and of course the poppy seed dressing.  I think some toasted sliced almonds or pine nuts would be a great addition.<\/p>\n

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Poppy Seed dressing was a snap to whip up and so much fresher than anything you would buy in the store.<\/p>\n

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Platter of salad.  Toss right before serving to mix all the ingredients.<\/p>\n

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