Spinach Salad With Oranges And Warm Goat Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 small navel oranges
    6 oz. fresh mild goat cheese (preferably in log form)
    1/3 c. pecans (1 1/2 oz.), finely chopped
    1 tsp. whole-grain mustard
    1 tsp. white wine vinegar
    1/2 tsp. kosher salt
    pinch of sugar
    2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
    1 lb. spinach, trimmed
    1 small red onion, sliced into thin rings
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Cut peel and white pith from oranges with a sharp small knife. Working over a sieve set over a bowl, cut orange sections free from membranes, letting sections drop into sieve. Cut goat cheese into fourths and gently form into a disk. Dip into pecans all over each disk to coat. Bake on a small baking sheet in middle of oven until heated through, about 5 minutes. Measure out 1 tablespoon orange juice from bowl and whisk together with mustard, vinegar, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Add oil and whisk until blended. Add spinach, onion and orange sections to dressing and toss well. Season with pepper. Divide among 4 salad plates and carefully transfer 1 goat-cheese disk to each salad. Yield: 4 (first-course) servings. Prep Time: 15 minutes. Cook Time: 10 minutes.

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