Orange and Avocado Pear Salad is very quick and easy to prepare and can easily be taken to work as a light meal in a lunch box. Avocado pears are native to the subtropics of the Americas. Although cultivated for thousands of years, the avocado has only become widely known relatively recently. The avocado is very nutritious with the highest protein content of any fruit. The orange and sesame seeds add further goodness.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium orange
• 1 medium avocado
• 1 slice toasted wholemeal bread
• 10 ml (2 tsp) toasted sesame seeds
• ½ lemon
• salad leaves
• freshly ground black pepper

Cooking instructions:

Arrange the salad leaves on individual plates. Peel the orange and cut into segments, removing the pith. Cut the avocado into half, discard the stone and skin and cut the flesh into cubes. Arrange the avocado and orange on the salad leaves and squeeze the lemon over the avocado to retain its colour. Toast the bread then cut into small squares then garnish the salad with the croutons and toasted sesame seeds. Add some freshly ground black pepper.