Lennies Tarragon Orange Salad Recipes

LENNIE'S TARRAGON ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• First, make salad dressing; you can do this in advance.
• Combine sugar, tarragon, tabasco, pepper, egg yolks and mustard in food processor.
• With machine running, gradually add vinegar.
• Then, with machine still running, add oils in a thin stream.
• Process until well blended and creamy; taste and add salt if desired.
• Keep refrigerated.
• Should be enough dressing to make two or three salads; remember this when looking at nutritional analysis of this recipe.
• To make salad, tear cleaned romaine into bite sized pieces; place in large salad bowl along with sliced green onions.
• Toast almonds (I prefer flaked) and set aside until cool.
• Drain oranges well and place half in with lettuce and onions.
• Toss well with dressing (about 1/3 of the Salad Dressing recipe, or to your taste).
• Sprinkle top of salad with remaining oranges and the toasted almonds; serve.
• Leftover dressing keeps well in the fridge for about a week.

MOROCCAN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Divide oranges, cantaloupe and carrots and among 6 salad plates.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard and mint.
• Drizzle over salads.

ALMOST MAGIC PAN ORANGE ALMOND SALAD

Steps:

• Shaking constantly, toast almonds in skillet over low heat until golden brown (about 5 minutes).
• Wash and dry lettuce.
• Tear into bite size pieces.
• Place with green onions and mandarin oranges in large salad bowl.
• Dressing: Combine all ingredients but egg and vinegar.
• Add in thin stream and process till well blended.
• Serves 6.
• MAKES: 1 cup dressing.
• Just before serving, toss well.
• Leftover dressing keeps up to 1 week in fridge.

MANDARIN ORANGE & ROMAINE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Drizzle with dressing; toss lightly to coat.

ORANGE TARRAGON DRESSING

Steps:

• Squeeze the garlic paste from the heads of roasted garlic into a blender.
• Add the orange juice, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper and puree until smooth and creamy.
• Add the tarragon and whirl just briefly to mix. Set aside for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to marry.
• Variation: for Apple Basil Dressing, use ½ cup unsweetened apple juice instead of orange juice and mince 8 large basil leaves in place of the tarragon.

ROMAINE & ORANGE SALAD WITH LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first six ingredients. In a large bowl, combine romaine and onion. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Top with mandarin oranges. Serve immediately.

ORANGE LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine salad ingredients 1-2 hours before serving.
• Make dressing up to a day ahead or as close as 20 minutes before serving.
• Pour dressing over salad and toss lightly.
• Serve immediately.

ORANGE & ALMOND SALAD WITH TARRAGON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place 1 teaspoons of butter into sauté pan and toast almonds lightly in butter; sprinkle lightly with salt and let cool.
• Place spring mix into lg bowl and top with mushrooms and oranges. Top with cooled almonds.
• Vinaigrette: Place all ingredients into a container with a lid or into a bowl. Shake or
• whisk vigorously. Pour onto salad and serve.

SEPHARDIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ORANGE, LEMON, AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
• Grate zest from 1 orange and from only 1 of the lemons and reserve it.
• Cut the zested lemon into quarters and rub the outside of the chicken with the lemon quarters and discard them.
• Cut the zested orange into quarters and also cut the other lemon into quarters and reserve them.
• In a small bowl, stir together lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoons of the grated ginger and rub this mixture evenly inside cavity of the chicken.
• Put the orange and remaining lemon quarters inside body and neck of the chicken and season chicken all over with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken on a rack set in a shallow roasting pan.
• In a small bowl stir together margarine or oil, citrus juices, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons of grated ginger.
• Place chicken on the middle rack of the oven and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of thigh registers 170 degrees F. and juices run clear.
• Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during roasting.
• *If chicken is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
• Transfer to a platter and let rest for 10-15 minutes before carving chicken.
• Garnish with orange sections.