Avocado-Grapefruit Salad w/Creamy Vidalia Onion Dressing
This silken dressing is delicious on a variety of salads!
INGREDIENTS
- Dressing Ingredients
- 1 small sweet onion (Vidalia or Walla Walla), chopped
- 3 Tbsp. Silk Original or Light Original
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. canola oil
- 3 Tbsp. vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. whole celery seed
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- Salad Ingredients
- 2 heads Bibb lettuce
- 2 avocados, halved, peeled, thinly sliced
- 2 grapefruits, peel and pith removed, cut into sections
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted, if desired
- Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION
Prepare dressing. Boil 2 cups water in a small saucepan, add chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes. Remove onions from water with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl of ice water to quickly cool. Use slotted spoon to remove from ice water and place blanched onions in a blender. (Blanching the onions increases their sweetness.)
Add remaining dressing ingredients to the blender and blend until completely smooth, about 3 minutes. Chill. Makes 1 cup dressing.
To prepare salad, arrange lettuce leaves on 4 chilled plates, drizzle with several tablespoons of dressing, and arrange avocado slices, grapefruit sections and toasted almonds on top of salad. Season with salt and pepper and serve with extra dressing on the side.
Serves 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Level of Difficulty: Easy
