Add Zest to Your Recipes & Health with Citrus Recipe
Grapefruit and Avocado Salad Recipe

If you're trying to get a leg up on good health, there's one tasty food you may want to get hooked on -- citrus. Here's a salad and dessert recipe to get you started.

If you're trying to get a leg up on good health, there's one tasty food you may want to get hooked on - citrus. Citrus fruits are not only one of the most delicious varieties of fruit, but they are also full of nutritional value.

One of the healthiest kinds of citrus fruits is the grapefruit. In season from October through May of each year, tangy, juicy grapefruit complements many other foods, making it easy to pair with other items. Getting its name from the fact that it grows on the tree in clusters, like grapes, grapefruit is known to provide a full day's supply of Vitamin C. But they also provide a plentiful supply of Vitamin A and contain dietary fiber. When it comes to calories, grapefruit will fill you up without packing on the pounds - half of a medium-sized grapefruit contains only 60 calories.

When shopping for a good grapefruit, seek out a fruit that is heavy for its size. The heavier it is, the juicier it will be, making your planned grapefruit dish more delicious. Grapefruit will last for approximately two weeks when stored in a cool place in your home or up to six weeks in the refrigerator.

And while many people choose to eat grapefruit by itself, it is also great when combined with other healthy foods.

Rio Star Grapefruit and Avocado Salad Recipe

Makes 4 servings

Recipe Ingredients

2 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, sectioned with juice reserved

2 avocados, halved lengthwise and pitted

2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, chopped

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

3/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Black pepper to taste

Recipe Preparation

Add lemon juice, salt and tarragon to the reserved grapefruit juice and season with pepper.

Whisk in olive oil in a slow, steady stream.

Add grapefruit sections and toss gently.

Place each avocado half on a plate.

Top with the grapefruit mixture, dividing evenly.

Serve immediately.

Add Zest to Your Recipes & Health with Citrus Recipe

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad Recipe

Rio Star Mini Cheesecakes Recipe

Yields 36 mini cakes

Recipe Ingredients

1 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, sectioned

1/2 cup water

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

8 oz. cream cheese, whipped

1 1/3 cup sour cream

1/4 cup grapefruit juice, reserved from sectioning

1 2/3 cup heavy cream, whipped

1 box of vanilla wafers

Mini muffin baking cups and a baking tin

Recipe Preparation

In a small saucepan, pour in water and gelatin, let stand for one minute, then cook 3 minutes over low heat.

Set aside to cool for about 1 minute.

In a large bowl, mix sugar, brown sugar, cream cheese, cooled gelatin, grapefruit juice and sour cream.

Gently fold in whipped cream until thick and creamy.

Place one wafer in each baking cup and put in baking tin.

Pour mixture into prepared tin, and chill until firm for about 4 hours.

Garnish with grapefruit section and mint.

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