Green Salad with Orange, Avocado, and Onion
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Get creative with your oranges! Try navel, Valencia, Cara Cara, or blood oranges when you see them at your local market. They each have a slightly different delicious flavor but all of them are filled with vitamin C, fiber, and other good-for-you nutrients.
Complete your plate: Add this salad to any meal that needs a vegetable boost. We've paired it with Southwest-Style Turkey Meatloaf and Mashed Red Potatoes.
Find this recipe and more in The Create-Your-Plate Diabetes Cookbook, by Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND
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- Prep time
- 15 min
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- Servings
- 4 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 1/2 cups
Ingredients
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lime juice
- 1 tbsp
- 15 g
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olive oil
- 1 tbsp
- 15 g
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red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp
- 5 g
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zero-calorie sweetener (such as Truvia or Splenda)
- 1/8 tsp
- 1 g
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salt
- 1/4 tsp
- 1 g
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black pepper
- 1/8 tsp
- 1 g
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oranges
- 2
- 2
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mixed greens
- 4 cup
- 946 g
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avocado (pitted and flesh cubed)
- 1
- 1
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red onion (chopped)
- 1/4 small
- 1/4 small
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chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp
- 30 g
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Directions
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In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sweetener, kosher salt, and black pepper.
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Remove the peel and the white pith from around the oranges. Using a paring knife, cut in between the membranes to release the orange segments, and slice them into thirds. Place the orange pieces into a medium bowl.
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Add the mixed greens, avocado cubes, and red onion to the bowl and drizzle with the lime juice mixture. Toss to combine. Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.