ladyscorpio
12-31-2009, 04:23 PM
Mixed Lettuce, Fennel & Orange Salad with Black Olive Vinaigrette
This colorful salad offers a symphony of flavors and textures. Savory black olives, sweet orange slices and crisp, licorice-flavored fennel balance the slightly bitter tastes of chicory, radicchio and Belgian endive.
Ingredients
* 1 tablespoon(s) red-wine vinegar
* 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
* 1 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
* 2 clove(s) garlic, minced
* 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt, or to taste
* Freshly ground pepper, to taste
* 1/4 cup(s) extra-virgin olive oil
* 1/2 cup(s) Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
* 1 tablespoon(s) chopped fresh parsley
* 3 medium navel or Valencia oranges
* 10 cup(s) mixed lettuces , such as chicory, radicchio and lettuce
* 2 head(s) Belgian endive, sliced
* 2 bulb(s) fennel, trimmed and sliced
Directions
1. To prepare vinaigrette: Whisk vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in oil. Stir in olives and parsley.
2. To prepare salad: Using a sharp knife, remove peel and white pith from oranges. Quarter the oranges; slice pieces crosswise.
3. Just before serving, combine lettuces, endive, fennel and the orange slices in a large bowl. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat well.
This colorful salad offers a symphony of flavors and textures. Savory black olives, sweet orange slices and crisp, licorice-flavored fennel balance the slightly bitter tastes of chicory, radicchio and Belgian endive.
Ingredients
* 1 tablespoon(s) red-wine vinegar
* 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
* 1 teaspoon(s) Dijon mustard
* 2 clove(s) garlic, minced
* 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt, or to taste
* Freshly ground pepper, to taste
* 1/4 cup(s) extra-virgin olive oil
* 1/2 cup(s) Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
* 1 tablespoon(s) chopped fresh parsley
* 3 medium navel or Valencia oranges
* 10 cup(s) mixed lettuces , such as chicory, radicchio and lettuce
* 2 head(s) Belgian endive, sliced
* 2 bulb(s) fennel, trimmed and sliced
Directions
1. To prepare vinaigrette: Whisk vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in oil. Stir in olives and parsley.
2. To prepare salad: Using a sharp knife, remove peel and white pith from oranges. Quarter the oranges; slice pieces crosswise.
3. Just before serving, combine lettuces, endive, fennel and the orange slices in a large bowl. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat well.