Spinach, Avocado And Orange Salad
- 6 cups young spinach leaves
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tablespoon sweet mustard
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large navel oranges
- 1 medium-size ripe avocado
- 1/2 Vidalia or other sweet onion, sliced thin
- If the spinach is not sold rinsed and dried, rinse it well and dry it.
- And if the spinach is not very young, with small leaves, remove the stems.
- Put the spinach in a bowl.
- Beat the lime juice and mustard together.
- Beat in the oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Peel the oranges and, using a sharp knife, cut away all the white pith.
- Divide into segments and put in a bowl.
- Cut the avocado into quarters and remove the pit.
- Cut the flesh from the skin and slice it.
- Add the slices to the bowl with the orange segments.
- Add the onion slices and toss with half the dressing.
- To serve, toss the spinach with the remaining dressing.
- Arrange the oranges, avocado and onion on top.
young spinach, lime juice, sweet mustard, extravirgin olive oil, salt, oranges, avocado, vidalia
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8066 (may not work)