Endive And Fennel Salad With Mint And Orange Blossom Dressing Recipes

ORANGE AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Combine salad, oranges, fennel and olives in large bowl. Toss with Fresh Orange Dressing, to coat, as desired. Refrigerate any remaining vinaigrette.

ENDIVE AND FENNEL SALAD WITH MINT AND ORANGE-BLOSSOM DRESSING

Steps:

• Slice an inch off the stem of the endives and the outer leaves will fall away. Peel away the others until just the cores are left. Slice the cores into quarters. Rinse the leaves, then pat them dry and place in a large bowl.
• Cut the fennel bulbs in half and slice into semicircular slivers, right up to and including the fluffy green part. Add to the endives, along with the mint leaves.
• For the dressing, pound the garlic using a pestle and mortar until it starts to break down. Slowly add the olive oil and stir with the pestle, then add the lemon and lime juice. The ratio of lemon to oil is a personal preference, so experiment. Next, add the honey and orange-blossom water, and season. Toss into the salad just before serving.

ENDIVE AND FRISEE SALAD WITH ORANGES

Steps:

• Whisk the balsamic vinegar, shallots, and honey in a medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in the oil. Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Toss the endive and frisee in a large bowl with enough vinaigrette to coat. Season the salad, to taste, with salt and pepper. Mound the salad onto plates. Surround with the orange segments. Sprinkle with hazelnuts. Drizzle any remaining vinaigrette around the salads and serve immediately.

SALAD OF THE GREENS WITH FENNEL, MINT AND ORANGE

Steps:

• 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.

CUCUMBER AND FENNEL WITH ORANGE MINT DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine the cucumber, fennel, apple, and lemon juice in a serving bowl and gently mix.
• In a small bowl, whisk the orange juice through paprika until emulsified.
• Season with salt and pepper and pour over salad.
• Serve immediately or marinade covered, in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
• Toss before serving and garnish with toasted nuts.

CITRUS SALAD WITH ENDIVE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Toss endives, fennel, fruit, and parsley in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk rosemary, ginger, juices, vinegar, and salt in a large bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in the oils in a slow, steady stream. Pour dressing over salad to taste; toss. Serve.

FENNEL AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Finely grate enough zest from orange to measure 2 teaspoons, then squeeze 1 tablespoon juice into a large bowl. Whisk in zest, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oil until combined well.
• Cut fennel bulbs lengthwise into very thin slices with slicer. Halve endives lengthwise, then halve crosswise and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Add endive and fennel to vinaigrette and toss to combine. Chill, covered, 15 minutes to allow flavors to develop.
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ORANGE, FENNEL AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel oranges, then hold, 1 at a time, over small bowl while cutting orange into sections, reserving juice in bowl. Set orange sections aside.
• Add mayo and pepper to reserved orange juice; mix well.
• Toss fennel with mint and orange sections in medium bowl. Add mayo mixture; mix lightly.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

MINTED ORANGE, FENNEL AND RED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Make Dressing:
• Heat a dry small heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot and toast coriander seeds, stirring, until fragrant and a little darker, about 2 minutes. With a mortar and pestle or in a spice grinder or cleaned electric coffee grinder, grind coriander to a coarse powder. In a bowl, whisk together coriander and remaining dressing ingredients.Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered
• With a Japanese rotary slicer or other thin-slicing device, slice onion crosswise into thin spirals or rings. In a bowl of ice and cold water, soak onion (separate rings if necessary) 15 minutes.
• Trim stalks from fennel and with slicing device, thinly slice fennel bulb crosswise.
• With a sharp knife, cut a slice from top and bottom of each orange to expose flesh and arrange cut side down on a cutting board. cutting from top to bottom, remove peel and pith. Cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Drain onion well and pat dry between paper towels.
• Arrange fennel, onion and orange decoratively on a platter and scatter with mint. Whisk dressing and drizzle over salad.