Ensalada de noche buena (christmas eve salad)

Indulge in the flavors of the festive season with this exquisite Christmas Eve salad. Bursting with fresh ingredients and vibrant colors, it's a culinary delight for the taste buds!

Ingredients:

• 4 oranges, peeled, sectioned and cut into ¼ inch pieces
• 1 large red grapefruit peeled, sectioned and cut into ¼ inch pieces
• 3 cups jicama, peeled and cut into matchstick strips
• 6 red radishes, slivered
• 2 apples, chopped
• 2 prickly pears, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime rind
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tablespoons honey
• 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds, about 2 pomegranates
• 1/4 cup pecans

Instructions:

1. Using a sharp knife, remove the peel from the oranges and grapefruit, divide them into sections, and keep the juice aside. Peel and slice the jicama into thin matchstick pieces. Cut the radishes into slices and dice the apple. Peel and chop the prickly pears, being careful to keep the juice. Mix together the oranges, grapefruit, jicama, prickly pears, and radishes. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Make the dressing by mixing the lime zest, lime juice, Greek yogurt, and honey in a small bowl along with the juices saved from the oranges, grapefruit, and prickly pears, stirring until well combined.
3. Place the lettuce in a large bowl, gently combine the chilled fruit mixture with the lettuce, then evenly pour the yogurt dressing on top of the salad. Decorate with pomegranate seeds and pecans.
4. Serve promptly.

Summary:

• Calories: 1476 kcal
• Fat: 39 g
• Protein: 42 g
• Carbs: 273 g
• Potassium: 3896 mg
• Magnesium: 404 mg