Moroccan Orange-Walnut Salad (Zwt Ii) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 large oranges
    1 tablespoon honey
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 lb mixed salad green (clean, dry & chill)
    1/2 small red onion (thinly sliced)
    10 radishes (thinly sliced)
    6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    salt (to taste)
    black pepper (to taste, freshly ground)
    1 cup walnuts (toasted & chopped)
Preparation
    Peel & section oranges using a sharp paring knife or serrated knife. (To do this, 1st cut off the polar ends of the peel & then slice the peel off the sides. W/a gentle sawing motion, cut in 1 side of the membrane & out the other, releasing ea orange section in a bowl. Squeeze all excess juice from the remaining membrane into the bowl as well & pick out seeds, if necessary.) Discard membrane.
    Drizzle honey & sprinkle cinnamon into the orange slices. Stir gently to mix, cover & set aside till serving time.
    Just b4 serving, toss greens in a lrg bowl w/onion, radishes & olive oil. Season to taste w/salt & freshly ground pepper.
    TO SERVE: Bring orange sections, tossed greens & walnuts to the table in separate containers. Let ea person assemble his or her own salad by piling some greens on a plate, spooning over some oranges-au-jus & sprinkling a few walnuts on top.

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