Grapefruit and Black Bean Salad

Salads

You have definitely had a salad dish sometime or the other, right? Salad is a dish of raw leafy green vegetables, often tossed with pieces of other raw or cooked vegetables, fruit, cheese, or other ingredients and served with a dressing. The word salad is supposed to have come from the Middle English word "salade". Salt was and is an important ingredient in salad dressings. Here we have brought for you a great salad dish. Prepare this culinary delight in your home. If you like it, click here to refer this page to anybody you want.

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Grapefruit and Black Bean Salad

Lettuce leaves
2 Florida Grapefruit, peeled, thinly sliced and seeded
1 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 medium cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 cup cubed canned papaya, drained
2 ounces reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese, cut into ¼-inch cubes
1/2 cup 100% Florida Grapefruit Juice
3 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Line 4 salad plates with lettuce. Arrange grapefruit slices on plates. Arrange beans, cucumber, and papaya in mounds on lettuce. Sprinkle with cheese.

For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine grapefruit juice, cilantro, honey and cumin. Cover and shake well. Drizzle some of the dressing over the salads. Makes 4 servings.

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