Outrageously Good Holiday Salad Recipe
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Outrageously Good Holiday Salad

By: anniepie 
"'Outrageously Good?' I'm not kidding. So simple to make, but the combination of ingredients makes it sophisticated. The mix of tangy grapefruit, sweet poppy seed dressing, buttery smooth avocados and Swiss cheese is incredible."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
  • 1 (8 ounce) package baby salad greens
  • 2 bunches green onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 avocados - peeled, pitted and sliced
  • 8 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup poppy seed salad dressing (such as Marie's®)

Directions

  1. Drain off excess juice from grapefruit sections; gently mix the grapefruit sections with the salad greens, green onions, avocados, and Swiss cheese. Toss with dressing just before serving.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • You could simplify preparation even more by using jarred grapefruit, but I prefer using fresh when it's in season.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 470 | Total Fat: 31.9g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2011 by Dianne   view full review
Loved this! I looked at the ingredients of this salad and my mouth started watering. It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2011 by MIHAELA   view full review
The grapefruit skins give it a bitter taste in each bite. This hasn't worked out for us at all.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2012 by tuttifruitti   view full review
Would like to see a homemade dressing. I'm not a fan of bottled dressings.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2011 by pooldot   view full review
The key to the success of this is to remove all of the white membrane from the grapefruit...

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