RED GRAPEFRUIT, AVOCADO AND POMEGRANATE SPINACH SALAD

Red Grapefruit, Avocado and Pomegranate Spinach Salad image

Provided by januarybride

Categories Spinach

Time 20m

Yield 6 salads, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 ripe avocado, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/2 lime, juice of
6 ounces fresh Baby Spinach
8 ounces red grapefruit sections (may use fresh if you have time to do so)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon poppy seed
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Steps:

Brush avocado slices with lime juice.
Arrange 1.5 cups spinach on each of 6 small plates; top each serving with avocado slices and grapefruit sections.
Combine sugar, vinegar, mustard, and salt in a small bowl; whisk until sugar dissolves. Gradually add oil, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in poppy seeds.
Drizzle 1.5 t dressing over each salad.
Sprinkle each with 1/2 t sunflower seeds and about 1 T pomegranate seeds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.8, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 74.8, Carbohydrate 15.3, Fiber 4, Sugar 10, Protein 2.4