Having said I don't like salads, there are actually one or two that I find perfectly heavenly. This one is great during the elusive part of summer when avocados are in season and ultra-cheap. Oranges cost mere pennies at my local supermarket, and I can get a huge head of romaine lettuce for a dollar that lasts us all week. The only dressing is freshly squeezed orange juice. It sounds a little odd, but it's perfectly delicious on a hot day. I sometimes eat this as a main course, because it's pretty filling all by itself.
Ingredients
3 cups washed and dried romaine lettuce, sliced
1 orange, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
The juice of another orange
1 avocado, peeled, de-stoned, and sliced or diced as you like
1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped**
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese***
Mix the ingredients gently in a large bowl. Pour the orange juice over the top. Serve.
Serves 2 as a main course, 4 as a side dish
*I heard years ago that you were supposed to tear lettuce apart with your hands, but I have heard more recently that this bruises the lettuce and that it's much better for both the taste and the nutritional content to slice it. To be honest, I can't tell the difference. I find it quicker to slice the lettuce with a sharp knife, so that's what I do.
**Or pecans. I used whatever's cheapest because I like them both.
***If you don't care for feta, use any kind of crumbly cheese.
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