Red Leaf Lettuce and Avocado Salad -- just an excuse to trot out the lime juice

Our organic box included a red leaf lettuce, and it transformed itself into this refreshing and quick salad. It went perfectly with the pea soup, and tasted lovely.

Instead of tearing the leaves as we usually do for salad, I ended up cutting the leaves into ribbons. I'm not sure why. It was cute, though. And perhaps easier for a toddler to manage.

I really love the taste of lime, and think it goes delightfully with many things, such as avocado. I used to be a huge fan of the balsamic vinegar  and olive oil for salads, but my tastes seem to have changed.

I didn't make a proper dressing, just drizzeld a little lime juice, honey, a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper on the salad and tossed it well. It was perfect, the leaves nicely goosed with flavour without overwhelming them. And of course the taste of the avocado in all this was perfection.

ingredients:

red leaf lettuce leaves, washed and dried

avocado, nicely ripe

sea salt to taste

pepper to taste

lime juice to taste

honey to taste

directions:

1. cut the lettuce into ribbons and put it in a bowl

2. cut the avocado into small cubes and add them to the bowl

3. add a sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper

4. add a few splashes of lime juice

5. add a drizzle of honey

6. toss all the ingredients together, and taste

7. if needed, add more sea salt, pepper, lime juice, or honey