Photo: Salad of The Greens with Fennel, Mint and Orange Recipe
Directions
Dressing:
Ingredients
- 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 to 3 sprigs mint, stripped from stems
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic chives
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 large head fennel, separated, dried tips removed
- 1 cup large white mushrooms (about 4 ounces), cleaned
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 pound green beans, stem ends removed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 heads romaine lettuce, soaked to remove grit, spines removed and dried in a salad spinner
- 2 large oranges, peeled, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 cucumbers, peeled, cut into quarters lengthwise, seeds removed and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 6 sprigs mint, stripped from stems, chiffonnade
Prepare the vinaigrette, just before use. Place the lime in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave until the essential oils in the skin are released. Since the lime will be hot coming from the microwave, you will need to set it aside briefly, until it cools just enough to handle. Pour vinegar into a blender, turn it on, and then squeeze in lime juice from the micro-waved lime. Leaving the blender running, add 1 at a time through the feed opening: mint, mustard, garlic chives, honey, salt, and ground pepper, and blend until smooth. While keeping the blender running, add oil through the feed opening in a slow stream.
Heat grill. Brush fennel and mushrooms with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Grill until they begin to soften, and then allow cooling.
Bring a pot of water to boiling. Have a bowl of ice water standing by. Add salt and blanch green beans for 2 to 3 minutes, then stop the cooking by plunging into the ice water.
Separate the lettuce into bite size pieces and add to a mixing bowl with oranges, cucumbers, and mint. Slice the fennel and mushrooms and add to the bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat.
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By fat_n_flabby_11...
Austin, TX
on May 29, 2009
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This salad refreshed my very essence from the core. I could only sit aghast as it hit me at the very fiber of my being, more so than any other event in my life. More than that defining moment in your life when you realize what you want to do and all you have to do is get up the next morning and do one more thing that will put you closer to it, just one more thing that will bring you a step closer to being the person you want to be. The person we all want to be... that is, my friends, exactly what this salad did for me.
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