Ah, the Grapefruit Salad of my youth….so very adult and sophisticated…or not
3 small grapefruit or No.2 can grapefruit sections
Crisp lettuce
1/3 cup French dressing
To use fresh grapefruit, pare like an apple and remove sections whole. Canned sections should be drained; use juice as beverage. Arrange chilled sections in lettuce cups. Serve with French dressing. 5 servings
Variation: A slice of tomato or avocado may be added to each serving of this salad for color and flavor. Watercress or curly endive is a pleasant change from lettuce. The Modern Family Cookbook
Ugh. No no no. And what is scary is the “variations” make it sound WORSE!
Brings back memories of my grandmother’s strange concoctions: cucumber & lime jello salad; tomato aspic; grapefruit salad as above. They were a family joke. I love, love, love this blog.
It wasn’t that bad….my mother would make up a concoction of grapefruit, crab, (or shrimp), a slice of avocado, maybe a slice of hardboiled egg. Then the dressing….mayo, bit of catsup, bit of oil, some vinegar, some wooostershire, som dry mustard, a little of this and a little of that. She would serve it in some fancy dishes as a starter!!!! It was very good and still is very familiar!!!
See familiar, especially when presented as “special” is somehow what makes retro food fun.
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