California Avocado Beet Salad

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Serves: 2

Ingredients
Instructions

6 baby beets, roasted 1 ripe, Fresh California Avocado, peeled and seeded 1 lemon, juiced 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. black pepper 1 cup fresh wild baby arugula

Slice beets about 1/4 inch thick, set aside.
Slice avocados to about the same thickness.
Drizzle 1/4 of the lemon juice on avocado, set aside.
Add the olive oil, remaining lemon juice, salt and pepper to a bowl and whisk to make the vinaigrette
Toss the arugula with the vinaigrette.
Arrange avocado and beet slices on top of arugula.
Alternate beet, avocado, beet, avocado.
Drizzle the leftover oil-acid mixture over the salads.
Fresh ground black pepper is a nice salad topper.

*Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.

Did You Know?

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