Citrus Avocado Salad with Almonds

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Citrus Avocado Salad with Almonds
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Health Score:
98 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
Calories:
266
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

This salad only takes 20 minutes to prepare and packs a nutritious punch, with healthy fats from the avocados, olive oil and almonds, and vitamin C from the grapefruit and oranges.

If you don't have almonds, feel free to substitute in your favorite nut. Pecans or walnuts go well in this salad.

1 each contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie266 cal.(13 %)
Protein5 g(5 %)
Fat16 g(14 %)
Carbohydrates22 g(15 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage7.7 g(26 %)
Vitamin A0.3 mg(38 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E4.2 mg(35 %)
Vitamin K19.3 μg(32 %)
Vitamin B₁0.2 mg(20 %)
Vitamin B₂0.2 mg(18 %)
Niacin2.2 mg(18 %)
Vitamin B₆0.4 mg(29 %)
Folate78 μg(26 %)
Pantothenic acid0.9 mg(15 %)
Biotin5 μg(11 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin C103 mg(108 %)
Potassium811 mg(20 %)
Calcium132 mg(13 %)
Magnesium59 mg(20 %)
Iron1.3 mg(9 %)
Iodine5 μg(3 %)
Zinc0.7 mg(9 %)
Saturated fatty acids2.7 g
Uric acid67 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Complete sugar21 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
2 Tbsps slivered almonds
2 stalks Celery
2 ozs green Olives (pitted)
3 Oranges
1 pink Grapefruit
1 Endive
1 Avocado
2 Tbsps olive oil
How healthy are the main ingredients?
CeleryOliveolive oilOrangeGrapefruitEndive

Preparation steps

1.

Toast almonds in a dry pan until golden and fragrant. Place into a bowl to cool.

Rinse and thinly slice celery. Cut olives into slices. Squeeze orange juice from one orange. Peel remaining oranges well and fillet, cut fillets into pieces. Repeat the same steps with grapefruit.

Separate endive into individual leaves, rinse and spin dry, cut into strips. Peel and pit avocado, cut pulp into small cubes. Combine avocado cubes with orange juice in a bowl.  

Add all remaining prepared salad ingredients, drizzle with oil and toss salad carefully. Arrange on plates and serve. 

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