Pink Grapefruit & Avocado Salad

Makes 4 servings
30 minutes to prep and prepare

What you will need:

• 1 large lemon
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 3 small red/pink grapefruits or 1 large
• 1 large ripe avocado
• 1/3 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
• 4 large basil leaves
• 1 bag of mixed greens or spinach
• 1 small cucumber

1. Finely grate 1 tsp of lemon zest and squeeze 2 tbsp of lemon juice from lemon.  Whisk zest, juice, oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
2. Peel grapefruit like an orange removing all peel and white pith.  Cut the meat from the surrounding membranes in sections and let them drop into the large bowl.  Squeeze peels and membranes over bowl to extract juices and discard.  Halve, peel, and pit avocado; cube.  Gently stir in avocado and pomegranate seeds into grapefruit mixture.
3. Peel cucumber and cut in half.  Cube half and add to grapefruit mixture.  Slice basil and add to mixture.  Place bed of mixed greens on plate or in bowl.  Top with mixture and serve.

184 calories per serving.
11g fat (2g sat, 8g mono)
No Cholesterol
22g Carbs
No added sugars
3g protein
6g fiber
146mg sodium
591mg Potassium
107% Vit C
50& Vit A
22% Folate
17% Potassium