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June 30, 2016 By Qi Leave a Comment

Summer Grapefruit Salad

 

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I was never a big fan of grapefruit due to its bitterness. I don’t even remember the last time it’s ever been on my grocery list. Well…I recently discovered these over-sized grapefruits that have just right amount of tartness, very suitable for a summer salad.

They came in a box from Imperfect Produce, a weekly delivery of funny-looking fresh fruits and veggies. We are so used to perfectly stocked fruit and vegetable stands in supermarkets. I never thought of it, but “in America, 1 in 5 fruits and vegetables grown don’t fit grocery stores’ strict cosmetic standards”. Imperfect Produce source these products and deliver them all over San Francisco Bay Area.  I’ve tried other CSA over the years and this is my favorite by far. You definitely get more bang for your buck. I also feel good about helping reduce food waste.

(Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post, I genuinely like the service and recommend them to all my friends. )

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(A little Lego Duplo figurine for the scale)

 

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Actually this thick skinned grapefruit is perfect-sized to be tossed around like a ball, not that I encourage it in this house! But a little sensorial discovery is permitted. I always believe that little kids need to learn to appreciate food in their original form. Whenever we go to supermarket with kids, we try to stick to the whole food section. The dilemma is the kids seems always to be attracted to packaged food. It’s funny when my 5 years-old sitting in the shopping cart says “oh… that looks so good, but mama we are not going to buy it, right?” Whereas every year at the end of school, she always couldn’t wait to eat the granola bar that has been sitting in her earthquake kit for a year! Voila, I still need to find a way to teach them eat better with simpler food.

What about you? I’d love to know what you do to help your kids avoid processed food. Leave a comment below.

Summer grapefruit salad

Created by Qi on June 30, 2016

  • Prep Time: 10m
  • Cook Time: 5m
  • Total Time: 15m
  • Serves: 2
  • Yield: 2 entree size or 4 appetizer size
  • Category: Salads

Ingredients

  • 1 grapefruit
  • 1 red bell pepper, organic preferred since it's on the "dirty dozen" list
  • 1 avocado, ripe but still firm
  • 1 heart of romaine lettuce
  • 1 handful of raw pine nuts, toasted and cooled
  • 2 poached eggs, one for each serving, depends on it's an entree for 2 or an appetizer for 4
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon vinaigrette

Instructions

  1. Start by boiling water for poaching eggs. Prepare an individual plate for each serving.
  2. Toast the pine nuts in a toaster oven (or stove top), until they are slightly browned and look a little bit oily on the surface, about 4 minutes. Put toasted pine nuts on a cold plate and let cool.
  3. When pine nuts are toasted, the water probably is boiling, then poach the eggs.
  4. Wash well the romaine lettuce and spin out all the water. Cut into bite sizes, lay the lettuce on each serving plate.
  5. Wash and cut the red bell pepper into small pieces. Lay on top of lettuce.
  6. Remove the grapefruit skin, cut into wedges.
  7. Cut the avocado in half, gently remove pit and skin, cut into 1/4 inch slices.
  8. Spread the avocado slices and grapefruit wedges nicely onto the salad. Add the poached egg. Drizzling the lemon vinaigrette on top and serve.
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