Festive Citrus Salad

Ingredients

• 3 small grapefruit, peeled
• 3 oranges, peeled
• 2/3 c. wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. Sugar
• 1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced
• sunflower seed(or any nuts of your choice)
• 2 avocados, seeded, peeled, and sliced
• 1 sm. Onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• lettuce
• orange juice

Procedures

1. Section grapefruit and oranges over a small bowl to catch juices; reserve juices.
2. In a large bowl combine citrus sections, cucumber, Onion, and avocado slices.
3. Measure reserved fruit juices; add orange juice to make 1 cup.
4. Combine juice mixture, vinegar, Sugar, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; pour over fruit.
5. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
6. At serving time, mix in nuts and stir until coated.
7. Then use a slotted spoon to remove fruit from marinade.
8. Arrange on lettuce-lined plates. Drizzle some of the marinade on top of each salad.