Orange Avocado Salad

By rrxing

Ingredients

• DRESSING:
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• SALAD:
• 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, torn
• 2 cups torn red leaf lettuce
• 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 medium cucumber, sliced
• 1/2 medium red onion, sliced
• 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained

Preparation

Step 1

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients; shake well. Chill.

Just before serving, toss the greens in a large salad bowl. Dip the avocado slices into orange juice. Arrange the cucumber, red onion and oranges over greens. Add the avocado (discard remaining juice). Serve with dressing.
Yield: 6-8 servings.