Chicory & Orange Salad With Ginger Dressing
This refreshing salad combines bright citrus flavors with a hint of ginger and mustard, creating a zesty and flavorful dish. The combination of oranges, chicory, lamb's lettuce, and watercress gives this salad a delicious mix of textures and colors, perfect as a side or light main course. The dressing, with its blend of orange, lemon, honey, and garlic, adds a sweet and tangy finish to this vibrant salad.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger
- 1 garlic clove , crushed
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp finely grated orange zest plus 2 tbsp orange juice
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp clear honey
- 100ml groundnut oil
- 3 oranges
- 2 large heads of chicory
- 50g bag lamb's lettuce
- 85g bag watercress , large stalks removed
Instructions
- Up to 2 days ahead, shake all the dressing ingredients together in a jar. Season and chill.
- Up to a day ahead, peel and deseed the orange. Cut the segments from the membrane and chill.
- Up to an hour ahead, slice the chicory in half diagonally so you get loose leaves and a solid stalk end. The leaves will be easy to separate, thinly slice the stalks, add the orange, lamb’s lettuce and watercress. Chill until needed.
- To serve, when you’re ready, toss in the dressing.
Yield
Serves 8
Nutrition
- Calories: 143 calories
- Fat Content: 12 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 2 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 8 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 1 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 2 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.07 milligram of sodium
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