Easy-to-Make Spring Salad Recipe

08/11/2015

Spring brings a lot of amazing produce, such as avocados and grapefruit. These fruits not only refreshes, but also provides numerous health benefits. Let’s take a look at the various health benefits each fruit gives.

Health Benefits From Eating Avocados:

  • Boosts weight loss
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Improves heart health
  • Helps fight cancer
  • Improves digestion
  • Prevents constipation
  • Helps improve skin texture
  • Prevents asthma
  • Prevents dehydration

 

Health Benefits From Eating Grapefruit:

  • Maintains healthy cholesterol level
  • Essential to eye health
  • Prevents osteoporosis
  • Helps fight cancer
  • Lowers risk of depression
  • Improves digestion
  • Prevents constipation
  • Helps prevent coronary heart disease
  • Lowers the risk of stroke
  • Helps prevent hypertension
  • Helps prevent obesity

 

Enjoy these refreshing fruits in this very easy to prepare spring salad.

Ingredients:

1-2 thinly sliced avocados
1-piece large grapefruit, segmented
1 handful fresh mint
1 handful green olives (to taste)

Dressing:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup lemon or fresh grapefruit juice
sea salt
cracked pepper
1/4 teaspoon seeded mustard

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