Avocado and Grapefruit Salad

Last Thursday,as I'm driving home from a long day at work, my dad called me wondering what I was doing for dinner. At that moment I wanted nothing more than to go home, run over to the gym at my condo complex and then spend the rest of the night in my sweats.  So I invited he and my brother to come over and we would have dinner at our place in about an hour.  Sounds good, he said.  But as soon as I hung up, it hit me, what in the world was I going to serve everyone?  Seeing that after my gym visit I had about 15 minutes to throw something together, I ended up just putting out bowls of fresh ingredients and we had a "make-your-own salad" night; complete with red peppers, strawberries, red onion, feta cheese, dried cherries, walnuts and greens.  Oh, and some roasted chicken for protein.  It seemed too easy to taste that good but I've learned from both of my parents that the best food doesn't necessarily require fancy recipes; it just requires GOOD, NATURAL food. 

With this on my mind, I went in search of a Kentucky recipe that would meet these stipulations.  At the front of one of my recipe books, there are examples of menus from various horse farms around the state.  I found my answer within a Thanksgiving dinner menu at the horse farm, "Domino Stud", located just outside of Lexington.  The 365 acres of Domino Stud was recently purchased by the owner's of it's next door neighbor, Dixiana Farms.  As part of one of their Thanksgiving meals, they served "Avocado and Grapefruit on Bibb Lettuce with Dressing". 

There wasn't a recipe included, so I improvised; I didn't have Bibb, so I used spinach for my base and added goat cheese and poppyseed dressing.  If you are not particularly fond of either grapefruit or avocado, I would still recommend that you try this salad:)  I would not choose either of these foods on their own, but the creaminess of the avocado and the citrusy tang of the grapefruit, make both foods taste ten times better than they do on their own. 

Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
1 avocado
1 grapefruit
spinach
goat cheese crumbles
poppyseed dressing
slivered almonds (optional)

Combine all ingredients!