Texas Citrus Salad Food

TEXAS FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing, whisk together in a small bowl the oil, vinegar, nuts, orange juice, lime juice and zest, basil, mustard, salt and pepper.
• For salad, cut avocado in half.
• Cut 1 half into cubes.
• Cut remaining half into 8 wedges and set aside for garnish.
• In a large bowl, combine avocado cubes, greens, kiwi, grapefruit, and strawberries.
• Drizzle with dressing and toss until evenly coated.
• Arrange avocado slices on top and serve.

CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• Place a sieve over a medium bowl. Hold an orange over the bowl, and using a paring knife, cut along the membrane on both sides of each segment. Free the segments and let them fall into the sieve. Repeat with the grapefruit. Squeeze the membranes over the bowl to extract as much juice as possible, reserving the juices in the bottom of the bowl. Place the fruit segments and fennel in a salad bowl.
• In a blender or the bowl of a small food processor, blend together the oil, basil and 3 tablespoons of the reserved juice until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour over the fruit and fennel. Add the chopped walnuts and toss until all the ingredients are coated.

CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: Add the oil, orange juice, honey, vinegar and mustard to a mason jar and shake to mix.
• For the citrus salad: Carefully cut off the peel of the oranges and limes to remove the pith, then slice.
• Layer the orange and lime slices on a plate and sprinkle over the radishes. Drizzle with some of the dressing and top with the mint leaves.