Avocado & Grapefruit Salad

This is a delicious way to enjoy summer and very simple to prepare.

Ingredients:

1 avocado

1 pink grapefruit

1 5oz pkg of baby arugula

Dressing:

1 lemon

1 T white balsamic vinegar

1/2 T olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Slice avocado into a small mixing bowl. Slice and squeeze lemon over the avocado and make sure that the juice touches all of the pieces. Place washed and dried arugula into a serving bowl and add the avocado and lemon juice mixture. Then peel the grapefruit and divide the flesh into bitable chunks and add to the serving bowl. I preserve the white skin of the pulp, known as the albedo, as much as possible as it contains a significant amount of the fruit's nutritional benefits. Combine the remaining dressing ingredients in a small mixing bowl and add to the salad. Slowly stir the salad to coat each piece of the arugula lightly with the dressing and serve.

Health Benefits:

Grapefruit

Contains high amounts of vitamin C, calcium, folic acid, phosphorous and potassium. Also, nutritive phytonutrients present help fight cancer and various diseases. This yummy fruit has also been known to assist in treating insomnia, digestive disorders, fatigue, weight loss and the common cold.

Avocado

Avocados are a great source of vitamin E as well as glutathione which is known to help prevent aging, cancer and heart disease.

Garden Note:

After eating the avocado, keep the seed and plant it in a 4 to 5" pot of fertile soil and keep the soil with water. The top of the seed should barely peak above the surface of the soil. In about three weeks you should see the leaf buds growing.