Mache and Blood Orange Salad
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 blood oranges
- 1 lime plus 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 6 ounces mache (8 cups)
- 1 Belgian endivecored, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise
- 1 ounce spicy sprouts, such as radish
- In a small skillet, toast the fennel seeds until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Transfer to a plate to cool.
- Using a sharp knife, peel the blood oranges and the lime, removing all of the bitter white pith.
- Cut in between the membranes to release the blood orange and lime sections into separate bowls.
- Squeeze the juice from 1 of the blood orange membranes into a small saucepan.
- Discard the other membranes.
- Add the lime juice, orange juice and sugar to the saucepan and simmer over low heat until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 5 minutes.
- Add the juice to the lime sections.
- Let cool, then whisk in the grapeseed and olive oils and the fennel seeds.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, toss the mache with the endive and sprouts.
- Add the dressing and toss to coat.
- Add the blood orange sections and toss again.
- Mound the salad on plates and serve.
fennel seeds, oranges, lime, orange juice, sugar, grapeseed oil, extravirgin olive oil, salt, mache, crosswise, sprouts
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mache-and-blood-orange-salad (may not work)