Citrus Fruit Salad - Femina

A serving of a variety of fruits. G Padma Vijay makes the perfect spread.

Ingredients

Serves: 2
Time required: 5 minutes
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2 lettuce leaves
2 sweet lime segments
2 orange segments
1 tsp orange or lime peel
Lime juice dressing (see below)
Orange dressing (see below)
For the garnish:
2 tsp mint leaves, chopped

Method
Mix sweet lime, orange and orange or lime peel in a bowl with the dressing and divide into equal portions. Place each portion on a lettuce leaf. Garnish with the chopped mint leaves and serve.

Nutritional value of each serving:
Calories: 69.0 Kcal
Carbohydratess: 14.5 g
Fat: 0.36 g
Fibre: 0.7 g
Minerals: 0.78 g
Protein: 1.4 g

Lime Juice Dressing
makes 30 ml
2 tbsp lime juice
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper powder
Mix all ingredients.

Orange Dressing
makes 30 ml
2 tbsp orange juice
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper powder
Mix all the ingredients

Extracted from the book, The Healthy Heart DietBook by G Padma Vijay, published by Orient Paperbacks.
Photographs: Shashi Nair
G Padma Vijay is a trained nutritionist with research experience in clinical nutrition.