Salad with Blood Oranges and Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

Salad:

• red leaf lettuce, roughly chopped
• 3 blood oranges
• 1 shallot, sliced
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Blood Orange Vinaigrette:

• 1 blood orange
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

• Wash greens and pat dry.
• Cut three blood oranges into rounds. Cut shallot in half and thinly slice. Chop walnuts. Cut avocado into thin slices.
• Lay out the greens on a large platter. Top with onion, orange slices, avocado, and walnuts. Set aside while you prepare the vinaigrette.

For the Vinaigrette:

• Squeeze juice of one blood orange into a bowl (about 1/4 cup of juice).
• Add 2 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
• Add minced garlic clove, dijon mustard, maple syrup, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
• Drizzle over salad and enjoy!