Chicory and grapefruit salad
Serve this as a starter at a dinner party and your guests will be impressed.
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Chicory and grapefruit salad recipe
Serves: 4 persons
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 2 heads of chicory
- 1 packet of lamb's lettuce
- 1 pink grapefruit
- 1 avocado
- 1 tbsp of freshly chopped mint
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 tbsp of wine vinegar
- 1 crushed clove of garlic
- 1 tsp of honey
- ½ tsp of Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
Method
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- Place the lamb's lettuce on a serving dish or on individual plates.
- Peel the grapefruit and remove the pith. Divide into segments, whilst holding over a bowl to catch the juices. Add to the lamb's lettuce.
- Slice the chicory thinly and add to the salad.
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the stone. Peel away the skin and cut the flesh into small chunks.
- Add to the salad and sprinkle with the chopped mint.
- Toss the salad ingredients together.
- Put all of the dressing ingredients into a jar with a screw-top lid and shake vigorously.
- Drizzle as much dressing as is required over the salad and toss well.
- Serve immediately.
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