Tossed Greens With Grapefruit Vinaigrette Recipes

ORANGE, WALNUT, GORGONZOLA AND MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH FRESH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the walnuts in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl, toss the toasted walnuts, salad greens, oranges, and red onion.
• In a large jar with a lid, mix the olive oil, vegetable oil, orange juice, sugar, vinegar, mustard, oregano, and pepper. Seal jar, and shake to mix.
• Divide the salad greens mixture into individual servings. To serve, sprinkle with Gorgonzola cheese, and drizzle with the dressing mixture.

MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Make the dressing by blending the orange juice, vinegar, oil, honey, garlic, salt and pepper in a blender until very smooth. Place the greens, blueberries and citrus segments in a large salad bowl. Add dressing to taste and toss until evenly coated. (You will have extra dressing.) Garnish with the nuts and serve immediately.

WINTER GREENS WITH GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk grapefruit juice and vinegar in large bowl. Whisk in oil. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper. Add arugula and frisée. Toss greens to coat with vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED LEAFY GREENS WITH GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Warm 6 tbls. oil and dried rosemary in a small pan on low heat until rosemary just begins to drift. Don't boil. Remove from heat.
• In a blender or food processor, combine syrup, grapefruit juice and peel, lemon juice, 1 chopped garlic clove, salt and pepper; pulse for about 30 seconds. Run on high continuously while slowly adding oil-rosemary mixture. Continue blending for 1 minute. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate in a tightly covered jar if not using right away.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoons oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the remaining chopped garlic and saute until tender. Add kale or collard greens and braise slightly, about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 1/2 cup vinaigrette to the greens and saute on mediumlow heat until the vinaigrette is warmed and greens are nearly tender, about 4 minutes. Add the sliced figs and saute 1 minute more. Enjoy!

MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH WHOLE CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Juice the lemons, orange, and shallot in a juice extractor. Put the juices in a bowl and whisk in the olive oil in a slow stream to form an emulsion. Season with the salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Whisk again, cover, and refrigerate for up to 3 days. You should have about 2 cups.
• Just before serving, place the greens in a salad bowl, add about 1/2 cup vinaigrette, and toss well. Add more to taste and adjust the seasoning. Finish the salad with a sprinkling of cocoa nibs to taste.
• Variation for Blender: Use 3 lemons, 2 small oranges, 1 shallot, 1 teaspoon gray salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1 1/2 cups pure olive oil. Cut off and discard the stem ends of 2 lemons and 1 orange. Cut into quarters, cut out the core, and remove seed. Place in a blender. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon and orange; add to the blender with the shallot, salt, and pepper. Pulse and then blend the fruit until as smooth as possible. With the machine running, add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream. The vinaigrette will be thick like a mayonnaise. If it is too thick, with the machine still on, thin with a little hot water. Taste for seasoning. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. If the vinaigrette separates, return it to the blender and blend until smooth again. Makes about 3 cups.

TOSSED GREEN SALAD WITH GRAPEFRUIT-POMEGRANATE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small non-reactive bowl, whisk together the grapefruit juice, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, black pepper, salt and sugar.
• Add mayonnaise and oil. Whisk until smooth and creamy. Dressing is best prepared at least an hour in advance. Before serving, taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• In a large bowl, toss together all salad ingredients except for the slivered almonds.
• Divide equally among 4 salad plates.
• Drizzle the salad dressing over salads. Garnish with the slivered almonds.

TOSSED GREENS WITH GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake all vinaigrette ingredients until well blended.
• In large serving bowl, mix lettuce, escarole, radicchio and onion. Top with grapefruit sections and pomegranate seeds. Just before serving, add vinaigrette; toss gently to coat.