Starters Recipes - Sesame Avocado with Pink Grapefruit

Ingredients

• 2 small avocados, peeled, stoned (pitted) and sliced

• Lemon juice

• 1 pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into segments

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped mint

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup cooked long-grain rice

• 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower' oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame oil

• A pinch of caster (superfine) sugar

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Lettuce leaves

• Toasted sesame seeds

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Method:

1. Toss the avocado slices in lemon juice to prevent browning. Halve the grapefruit segments.

2. Mix together in a bowl with the mint and rice. Whisk the oils with the sugar and a little salt and pepper.

3. Whisk in 5 ml/1 tsp lemon juice. Add to the salad and toss gently. Pile on to a bed of lettuce and sprinkle with the sesame seeds before serving.