CALIFORNIA AVOCADO SHRIMP AND CITRUS SALAD
Categories
- Salads & Dressings,
- Entrees,
- Seafood,
- Summer Holidays
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Preparation
0 min
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Cook Time
0 min
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Total Time
0 min
Recipe Provided By the California Avocado Commission, for foodservice use
Ingredients
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3.000
3
lbs.
shrimp, cooked, shelled and deveined
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5.000
5
grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
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8.000
8
navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
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2.000
2
or 3 small red onions, thinly sliced
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3.000
3
heads leaf lettuce
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6.000
6
California Avocados, seeded, peeled and cut into 8 slices
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0.000
Celery seed dressing (recipe follows)
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0.000
Celery Seed Dressing
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0.000
Yield: 3 cups
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0.250
¼
cup
sugar
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2.000
2
tsp.
dry mustard
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2.000
2
tsp.
salt
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2.000
2
Tbsp.
onion, minced
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0.750
¾
cup
white vinegar
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2.000
2
cups
oil
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2.000
2
Tbsp.
celery seed
Instructions
- In large bowl, combine shrimp, grapefruit, oranges and red onion. Set aside.
- Arrange lettuce on individual serving plates.
- Spoon shrimp salad mixture onto lettuce.
- Just before serving, slice avocados and arrange on salad plate.
- Generously drizzle dressing on each salad before serving.
- Dressing Preparation
- Add first four ingredients to blender or small mixing bowl.
- Slowly add part of vinegar, blend or mixing at medium speed.
- Add the rest of vinegar and oil, beating until creamy.
- Add celery seed.
As with all fruits and vegetables, wash avocados before cutting. Check out our tips for how to choose and use California Avocados.
haven't tried it yet but promise to do so in the near future since I grow some of the fruits in my garden .... grapefruit, oranges and avocado. sounds good!
Submitted By pilar - Nov 7, 2010
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