Green Salad with Grapefruit and Citrus Dressing Recipe

You might be craving for the fresh green salad with something citric! Green salad with grapefruit and citrus dressing is one such salad which should be best tried in winters! This salad is usually prepared by picking fresh greens of the season from the fruits and vegetable shop rather than the preserved bags of green salads from a super mart. Not only the fresh greens are very delightful, one cannot ignore the advantages they have over the preserved ones.

Also taking salads with meals is a great way to get the food digested faster than usual. Not only this, the veggies are a great source of essential nutrients when people are on a diet. These are full of fiber and water which are extremely vital for health.

The green salad with grapefruit and citrus salad is a side dish and can be combined with some more protein rich dishes but combining it with too much heavy food will lower down the benefits it offers. But that does not mean that you cannot use any heavy meal with it, rather you can avoid using heavy foods like meats, and combine it with beans which is also a protein rich food.

So let us see how to prepare the green salad with grapefruit and citrus dressing.

Preparation Time: 5-7 minutes
Utensils: Chopping Board, Chopping Knife, Salad Serving Bowl/Platter, Salad Serving Spoon
Servings: 4 to 5 persons

Nutrition:
Calories: 100
Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

Ingredients:
– 1 Grapefruit
– ¼ cup Olive Oil
– ¼ cup Orange Juice
– ¼ cup Lemon Juice
– Green Salads (1 cup of each 4 to 5 fresh seasonal varieties)
– 1 cup Coriander (leaves torn)
– Grounded Black Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • 1

    First of all take all the greens and chop them finely.

  • 2

    Now take a bowl and add orange and lemon juice along with black pepper, salt and olive oil; stir well and set aside.

  • 3

    Now add the grape fruit and all the greens that you have just chopped and pour over the dressing of orange and lemon juice and toss.

  • 4

    Sprinkle coriander leaves from the top and serve.

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