Sunshine Citrus Salad

Picture a hot spring/summer day and you crave a cold refreshing salad to go with your perfect summer dinner on the porch or in my case, Central Park. What’s better than oranges and avocado dancing on a plate? Seeing those two friends together makes me want to sing.

The best part is novice chefs will look like valedictorian of the culinary world and mostly you arrange things on a plate. As most of you know my philosophy is easy meals that make your smile. The symphony of the colors on this dish make you take a deep breath and say wow life is great.

Sunshine Smiles and Citrus Salad Dreams!

Ingredients

• 2 large seedless oranges cut into segments
• 2 fresh avocados cut into chucks ( immediately mix with lime juice and big pinch salt and pepper)
• 1/2 cup fresh mint hand torn
• 1/2 red onion cut in moon shapes.
• 1/2 lime (for the avocado)
• 1/2 of lemon or whole lemon if not super juicy for vinaigrette plus the zest of the whole lemon
• 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove chopped finely (optional to add to vinaigrette)
• 1/4 cup great extra virgin olive oil
• Best Friends Forever:  Big kiss of Salt and Pepper

Instructions

• Mix the avocado gently so not to break up chunks with a big kiss salt and pepper. Also a big squeeze of 1/2 of lime. Place the avocado in the center of the plate like the creamy star it should be.
• In a circle of fun, place the orange segments around the avocado and sprinkle the red colorful onions on top. Add a small pinch salt and pepper around the oranges too.
• Now mix the fruity olive oil, with the dijon mustard, (minced garlic if choose too add), tart lemon juice plus the zest, and a pinch of good friends salt and pepper. Mix till all combined to form vinaigrette to the stars (lol).
• Pour on the magic delicious dressing over the bright like sun oranges and green like summer grass avocado. Now like party confetti sprinkle the mint all over the dish.
• Hope this makes you smile and cheer for tummy joy on how easy and fun this was to make!

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With A Grateful Heart and A Sunshine Salad Amazing Tummy – Jay