Salad #59 · Healthy Eating
Bittersweet Perfection

Avocado Grapefruit Salad

Ripe avocado, ruby grapefruit, fennel, watercress, and a honey-pomegranate dressing. The sophisticatedly bitter, creamy, and sweet combination.

Recipe
Fresh
Healthy
15 min
Total Time
4
Servings
290
Calories
59
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Ingredients

What You Need

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Ripe avocado
3 large
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Ruby grapefruit
2
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Fennel bulb
1 thinly shaved
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Watercress
100g
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Pomegranate seeds
½ cup
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Honey
2 tsp
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Olive oil
3 tbsp
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Fresh tarragon
small bunch
Method

How to Make It

01
Supreme the grapefruit

Carefully remove all pith and membrane. The bitterness of the pith is excessive — the grapefruit's natural bitterness is the point, the pith's is not.

02
Prepare avocado

Slice or fan avocado. Toss immediately in a little grapefruit juice to prevent browning. Avocado's creaminess is the counterweight to grapefruit's acid.

03
Make honey dressing

Whisk honey, grapefruit juice, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. The honey bridges avocado and grapefruit into a coherent flavour story.

04
Compose on watercress

Arrange watercress and fennel. Fan avocado and grapefruit alternately. Scatter pomegranate and tarragon. Drizzle dressing. Serve within 15 minutes.