Green Salad with Papaya-seed Dressing

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/2 small sweet onion (such as Maui), chopped, plus 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced into rings and rinsed with cold water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh papaya seeds
• 1 pound mixed salad greens
• 2 avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced

Preparation

1. 1. In a blender, whirl vinegar, oil, chopped onion, sugar, salt, and mustard until smooth. Add papaya seeds and pulse until seeds look like coarsely ground peppercorns.
2. 2. In a large bowl, combine onion rings, salad greens, and 3/4 of avocado slices; pour dressing over salad and toss gently to coat. Arrange salad on a large platter and top with remaining slices of avocado.
3. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.