ORANGE AVOCADO SALAD

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For a beautiful salad with an unbeatable combination of flavors, you can't miss with this recipe. We love the mellow avocado together with sweet mandarin oranges and crisp cucumber. The tangy dressing makes this dish special. It's a great summertime salad to serve with grilled meat. -Latressa Allen, Fort Worth, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 6-8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

DRESSING:
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
SALAD:
1 medium head iceberg lettuce, torn
2 cups torn red leaf lettuce
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup orange juice
1 medium cucumber, sliced
1/2 medium red onion, sliced
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained

Steps:

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients; shake well. Chill. , Just before serving, toss the greens in a large salad bowl. Dip the avocado slices into orange juice. Arrange the cucumber, red onion and oranges over greens. Add the avocado (discard remaining juice). Serve with dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Fat 11g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 84mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.