Wednesday, November 29, 2017

SALAD WITH ORANGE-POPPY SEED VINAIGRETTE & POMEGRANATES

Why buy commercially prepared salad dressings with artificial ingredients when it is so easy to make healthier and delicious dressings at home? If you love the taste of orange, Dijon mustard, poppy seeds, and pomegranate seeds...you will love this recipe.


Vinaigrette
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 t grated orange zest         
¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
2 T honey
2 t Dijon mustard
1 T poppy seeds

½ t freshly ground black pepper
½ t sea salt 

Pour above vinaigrette ingredients into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously.

Refrigerate until ready to use.

Salad

Mixed salad greens, enough for 4 people
¼ cup pecans
Clementine or Mandarin orange segments
¼ cup pomegranate seeds

Wash and spin-dry salad greens and place in a salad bowl.


Pour pecans into a dry skillet and over medium-high heat, toast the pecans for a couple of minutes, shaking the pan as needed so they do not burn. Set aside to cool.


Add the Clementine or Mandarin orange segments to the salad.

Add some of the vinaigrette and toss to coat.

Sprinkle on the toasted pecans and pomegranate seeds, toss again and serve.


Serves 4






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