Salad with Red Grapefruit-Lemon Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup fresh red grapefruit juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 (10-ounce) package chopped romaine lettuce
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup red grapefruit segments
• 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup dry-roasted sunflower seeds (optional)

Preparation

1. Whisk together first 8 ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Combine romaine lettuce, carrots, grapefruit segments, and sliced onion in a large bowl. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds, if desired. Serve with vinaigrette.
3. Note: Store remaining vinaigrette in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
4. Note: Nutritional analysis without seeds: Calories 104 (45% from fat); Fat 5.3g (sat 0.6g, mono 2.1g, poly 2.2g); Protein 1.3g; Carb 15.4g; Fiber 2.2g; Chol 0mg; Iron 0.7mg; Sodium 209mg; Calc 35mg.
5. Note: Nutritional analysis below includes sunflower seeds.