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Winter Fruits with Balsamic Vinaigrette
 

 
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10



cup Florida Orange Juice
cup salad oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1/8 teaspoon cracked pepper
2 Florida Red Grapefruit
1 Florida Orange
2 medium pears
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 head red or green leaf lettuce
1 cup seedless red and/or green grapes

  For dressing, to a blender container or food processor bowl add orange juice, salad oil, vinegar, honey, and pepper. Cover and blend or process until combined. Cover and chill until serving time. Peel grapefruit and orange. Section grapefruit and cut orange crosswise into 8 slices; remove seeds. 

  Core pears and cut into wedges. Brush pears with lemon juice. Line a large platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange grapefruit sections, orange slices, pear wedges, and grapes atop lettuce. Cover the platter with plastic wrap and chill for up to 4 hours. Before serving, drizzle with dressing. Makes 8 side-dish servings.

 

Yield: 8 servings; Calories 144; Protein, 1 g; Carbohydrate, 21 g; Total Fat, 7 g; (Saturated fat, 1 g); Cholesterol, 0 mg; Dietary fiber, 3 g; Sodium, 5 mg. Daily Value: 77% Vitamin C, 11% Vitamin A, 18% folate, 15% potassium. 

Published: January 23, 2001
Source: Fit, Fresh and Fast, Florida Department of Citrus
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