Summer Citrus Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

Summer Citrus Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

Cooking Times

Ready in: 40 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

  • 1 head Green Leaf Lettuce
  • 1 head Red Leaf Lettuce
  • 3 navel oranges, supremed
  • 1 bulb Red Beets
  • 1 bag Rainbow Whole Carrots
  • 1 bulb Fennel
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1/2 cup shaved Pecorino or Manchego cheese
  • 1 cup candied nuts
  • Fennel fronds, for garnish
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • Zest from 1/2 orange
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

  1. Wash the lettuce heads and chop into 1-inch pieces. Wash the beet bulb and rainbow carrots and cut into thin slices.
  2. Wash and cut the top stalks off the fennel bulb. Save some of the fronds. Slice the bulb very thinly.
  3. To make pickled fennel, put the fennel slices in a wide mouth mason jar with a few fronds. In a saucepan bring water, vinegar, salt, sugar & peppercorns to a boil. Pour the mixture into the jar. Let cool at room temperature, then put the lid on and refrigerate, about 30 minutes.
  4. To make the orange vinaigrette, combine the orange juice, orange zest, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil and mix thoroughly.
  5. Add the lettuce, oranges, beet, pickled fennel, avocado, Pecorino cheese and candied nuts into a large salad bowl.
  6. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad ingredients and gently toss. Garnish with fennel fronds and enjoy!
Recipe courtesy of Clovers & Kale