Warm grapefruit & baby spinach salad
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tb Red wine vinegar
- 2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 ts Pepper
- 1 1/2 ts Butter
- 1 lg Grapefruit peeled cut -- into sections & halved
- 1 ts Paprika
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/2 lb Baby spinach leaves
Instructions:
In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar olive oil and pepper to make a vinaigrette. Set aside. In a large nonreactive skillet over medium-high heat melt the butter. When the butter begins to foam add the grapefruit paprika and salt. Reduce the heat slightly and saute until the grapefruit is heated through 2-3 min. Add the spinach leaves and gently fold them together with the warm fruit just long enough to wilt the spinach about 45 seconds. Transfer the warm spinach-grapefruit mixture to a salad bowl and add the vinaigrette. Toss well and divide among 6 individual salad plates. Citrus by Ethel and Georgeanne Brennan ISBN 0-8118-0602-2 pg 55



