Did you know that the prime time for Grapefruit is January??? I didn't, until a couple days ago when I purchased some OH-SO-Delicious grapefruit from Whole Foods. You know those handy little informative signs they put next to some of the food items? Anyways, they do. To get to my point, I found the beautiful grapefruit and felt inspired to eat it... in a salad! Nothing too fancy here, but it was a darn good salad!
- 1 Head Green Leaf Lettuce
- 2 grapefruit
- 2 Satsuma oranges
- 1/3 cup caramelized pecans (to taste really)
- 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese (again, to taste)
- Maine Wild Blueberry Marinade (its a vinaigrette dressing from Whole Foods, I found it in the produce section - I suppose you could try other berry vinaigrettes...)
Separate Grapefruit: Cut off top and bottom of grapefruit, then slice remaining skin till all you have is luscious red. Slice into about 8 slices (like you'd slice an orange). Proceed to remove the bitter membrane from each piece, leaving only the juicy goodness. (I use only technical/scientific terms....)
Peel and separate Satsuma orange like normal, tossing wedges into chopped green lettuce, along with grapefruit. Toss in caramelized pecans, goat cheese, and desired amount of dressing and eat right away :) For added fun, I was going to chop up mint leaves for added flavor, I forgot to do it so I don't know if it really would be worth it or not. Try it if you like, and if its yummy, let me know!
Sorry I didn't photograph the salad. It was good though, you can ask Brita and Maren, they ate it too.
