CITRUS SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE SEEDS

CITRUS SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE SEEDS image

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
7 tablespoons light olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
salt & pepper to taste
4 naval oranges
2 pink grapefruit
1 medium head red leaf lettuce
3 avocados, peeled, seeded, and sliced
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine lemon juice and mustard. Whisk in olive oil and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Remove peel and pith from oranges and grapefruit. Cut into sections, without membrane, catching juice over a bowl to drink later. Line serving platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange oranges in center, grapefruit sections next, then avocado sections. Sprinkle with pine nuts and pomegranate seeds. Drizzle with reserved dressing. As an alternative, lettuce can be torn into a bowl, citrus and dressing added and tossed. Avocado, pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds added and gently tossed again.