Spinach Salad With Fennel And Blood Oranges Recipes

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette: Using a sharp paring knife, peel 2 oranges, following the curve of the fruit; cut between membranes to remove whole segments. Place in a small bowl; set aside. Juice remaining orange into a separate small bowl or large glass measuring cup; whisk in lemon juice, vinegar, and salt. Season with pepper; set aside.
• In a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp and browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to drain on paper towels; let cool, and finely crumble.
• In a large serving bowl, combine fennel, mushrooms, onion, and spinach. Add reserved orange segments and vinaigrette, and toss to combine. Divide among serving plates, and sprinkle each with crumbled bacon.

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar with 1/4 cup olive oil in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add 1 thinly sliced fennel bulb and 1 tablespoon chopped fronds, 2 segmented blood oranges, 2 cups baby kale and 1/4 cup each thinly sliced red onion and chopped toasted hazelnuts; toss. Top with crumbled gorgonzola.

Steps:

• Zest 2 blood oranges and juice 1 blood orange. Combine zest, juice, rice vinegar, oil, honey, jalapeno, and mustard in a blender. Blend dressing until smooth and season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Peel and remove pith from remaining 2 blood oranges and slice horizontally.
• Divide spinach evenly among 4 salad plates. Divide sliced blood orange evenly over spinach. Top salad with pomegranate arils, pecans, bacon, and feta cheese. Drizzle each salad evenly with vinaigrette and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut the fronds from the fennel bulbs and reserve some of the feathery leaves for later. Cut each fennel bulb in half and remove the cores with a sharp knife.
• Fit a food processor with the thinnest slicing blade. Cut the fennel bulbs into wedges and place horizontally into the feed tube. Process in batches. Peel each orange, remove the pith with a knife, and slice. Set aside.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the oil, juice, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl. Place the fennel slices, oranges slices and arugula in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss together. Sprinkle with salt and add some fennel fronds for decoration.

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Crumble into small pieces.
• Separate oranges into individual wedges. Cut each wedge into thirds.
• Combine bacon, oranges, spinach, red onion, and pine nuts in a large bowl; toss lightly.
• Whisk oil, orange juice, vinegar, and salt together in a small bowl to make dressing.
• Drizzle some dressing over the spinach mixture; toss to coat. Serve remaining dressing on the side.

Steps:

• Remove thick stalks from spinach and tear leaves into salad bowl.
• Trim leaves from fennel and reserve.
• Slice fennel bulb and add with nuts to the bowl.
• Put olive oil and seasonings in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, shake well to blend.
• Just before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
• Garnish with fennel leaves.

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife to remove orange peel.
• Cut oranges into segments, removing all the white pith.
• Slice end from fennel and remove shoots from top (reserve shoots).
• If exterior of fennel bulb is marred or discoloured, peel with a vegetable peeler.
• Cut in half and thinly slice.
• In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, basil, garlic, salt and pepper; then whisk in oil.
• Arrange fennel slices and orange segments on individual serving dishes.
• Drizzle dressing over salads and garnish with reserved fennel fronds.