Grapefruit is a valuable dietary product. Salads with grapefruit are quickly absorbed by the body. You can cook various variations of fruit salad, boldly experimenting with additives.

Classic Grapefruit Salad

A “classic” recipe is good for any table. It does not take much time to cook it. All products included in its composition are easy to find in any grocery store.

Ingredients:

  • a pair of three chicken breast fillets;
  • spinach;
  • medium sized grapefruit;
  • a pair of cucumbers;
  • bulb;
  • a quarter of a lemon;
  • sesame seeds;
  • sunflower oil.

Sauce:

  • couple of art. tablespoons of sunflower oil;
  • a third of an orange;
  • teaspoon of Worcester sauce;
  • teaspoon of honey;
  • clove of garlic.

Cooking Technique:

  1. Sprinkle the chopped onion on top with a little lemon juice. Mix.
  2. Roll the chicken breast in spices. Top "flavor" with vegetable oil.
  3. Put chicken and fry in a preheated frying pan greased with oil.
  4. When the breast is ready, cut the meat into small slices.
  5. Cut the cucumbers into slices.
  6. Remove peel from grapefruit, cut into pieces.
  7. Arrange salad leaves on separate plates or on a common dish.
  8. Top with all the ingredients.
  9. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

The sauce is added before eating.

The salad combines several tastes at once and may well be a full-fledged dish on the table. Gourmets, as well as those who love solid food, will definitely like it. Salad with grapefruit and chicken is a nutritious dish for any festive table.

Tasty recipe:arugula salad

With the addition of pine nuts

Grapefruit is able to combine perfectly with seemingly incompatible ingredients. When you do everything according to the recipe, it turns out to be surprisingly tasty.

 

It will be required:

  • 100 g of cedar nuts;
  • grapefruit and avocado;
  • 100 g spinach;
  • sprig of basil, salt;
  • 50 ml of dry champagne;
  • 100 g Brie cheese.

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Fry nuts without oil.
  2. Peel grapefruit, avocado. Mix in one container, add champagne.
  3. When the fruit mixture is infused, add basil branches, lettuce leaves.
  4. Put the mixture in a salad bowl or arrange portionwise on plates.
  5. Brie cheese cut into very thin slices, decorate the salad.
  6. Lastly add pine nuts.

The salad has an original taste. Gourmets will definitely like it.

The salad is perfect for a romantic or festive dinner with friends.

Cheese appetizer

For lovers of "Greek" salad - we offer an alternative option with grapefruit.

To cook it you will need the following products:

  • 50 g of olives;
  • a pair of medium sized citrus fruits.

Sauce:

  • 1 teaspoon chopped oregano;
  • 200 g soft cheese;
  • 3 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
  • 200 g of tomatoes.

Cooking Technique:

  1. Free grapefruit from peel, veins, films. Cut into thin circles.
  2. Slice the tomatoes as well.
  3. Cheese - in cubes.
  4. Rinse olives.
  5. Put the ingredients in the following sequence on the salad dish: grapefruit, tomatoes, cheese. Alternate until the whole dish is full. Garnish with olives.
  6. Make a sauce of oil, oregano herbs, adding pepper and salt to taste. Season the dish with the resulting sauce. Serve recommended cold.

Meat and fish dishes are an excellent addition.

Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Grapefruit

Salad with grapefruit and shrimp - a recipe for those who prefer healthy, and at the same time, delicious food.

 

Ingredients:

  • 150 g of small shrimp;
  • teaspoon olive oil;
  • avocado;
  • 150 g of grapefruit;
  • couple of art. tablespoons of mayonnaise (you can take the easy option);
  • Art. a spoon of ketchup;
  • 100 g of arugula;
  • pepper, salt.

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Fry shrimps in a warm olive oil (small size), add paprika, salt. Frying time - no more than 7 minutes. Cool.
  2. Divide the avocado into two halves, remove the stone. Cut into strips.
  3. Prepare a dressing of mayonnaise and ketchup.
  4. Put arugula leaves in a salad bowl.
  5. In the center place Art. a spoonful of salad dressing and half the weight of the finished shrimp.
  6. Put avocados in random order.
  7. Free citrus fruit from the peel, dividing into equal slices. To prevent grapefruit from getting bitter, remove all white streaks and film.
  8. Fruit slices are also laid out in random order.
  9. Put the next portion of salad in the same way.

If the salad is not planned to be served immediately, the ingredients are cut as small as possible so that the avocado slices do not darken.

Cooking with arugula

Very healthy and delicious dish at the same time. Included in arugula in combination with grapefruit gives a piquant taste.

To prepare it you will need:

  • couple of art. tablespoons of olive oil;
  • sugar - sand - 50 g;
  • a bunch of onions - shallots;
  • ground white pepper - tsp;
  • ripe grapefruit;
  • wine vinegar - 50 ml;
  • greens (arugula) - 100 g;
  • garlic - 1 to 2 cloves;
  • salt;
  • 50 g crushed Parmesan;
  • 400 g salmon fillet (slightly salted);
  • 8 pcs olives
  • lemon.

Instruction:

  1. Mix together salt, sugar and pepper. Roll the fish fillet in this mixture.
  2. Place for impregnation in a deep container, sprinkled with additional vinegar, olive oil. Leave for marinating for an hour or more.
  3. Remove the peel from the grapefruit, divide into slices of the same size.
  4. Chop the garlic as thin as possible.
  5. Cut lemon into small slices.
  6. Rinse the arugula thoroughly, allow to dry.
  7. Chop shallots also finely chopped.
  8. Chop the pickled salmon into thin strips, distributing in portions on plates, sprinkle with onions. Garnish with grapefruit slices, olives, lemon and, of course, arugula.
  9. Pour over the finished marinade on top, season with grated cheese - “Parmesan”.

Serve as a standalone dish. It is very nutritious thanks to the fish fillet.You can experiment with cheese varieties.

Diet Slimming Dish

Grapefruit takes the first place among the products for the breakdown of fat, prevents its formation. Juice from this fruit is the most effective in the fight against excess kilos. Losing weight can be very "tasty." This light fruit salad will appeal to dieters.

Venetian Salad (grapefruit and cucumbers)

 

The following ingredients will be required for preparation:

  • 0.5 kg of cucumbers;
  • citrus fruits: grapefruit, lemon;
  • 100 g of cream, olives mayonnaise;
  • Art. a spoonful of lemon juice, tomato paste;
  • ground black pepper, salt.

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Cut the cucumbers as finely as possible, sprinkle with salt on top. Leave for an hour to insist.
  2. Squeeze and pour the juice from the cucumbers into a separate container.
  3. Peel the grapefruit, cut into slices.
  4. Cut lemon into slices without peeling.
  5. Make the following dressing: mix the cream with lemon juice, olive mayonnaise. Add salt and pepper, tomato paste to taste.
  6. Stir the ingredients. Serve chilled.

Each recipe is worthy of separate attention, you just have to make a little effort and enjoy a healthy and tasty composition.

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