Blood Orange and Spinach Salad with Jalapeno Vinaigrette

Looking for a unique salad to make for a fancy dinner? Adding blood oranges and jalapeno vinaigrette to fresh spinach will wow your guests.

Ingredients

• 4 blood oranges, divided
• 0.25 cup rice vinegar
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 large jalapeno pepper, seeds and ribs removed
• 0.5 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 cups loosely packed fresh spinach
• 4 tablespoons pomegranate arils
• 4 tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans
• 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

Steps

1. Zest 2 blood oranges and juice 1 blood orange. Combine zest, juice, rice vinegar, oil, honey, jalapeno, and mustard in a blender. Blend dressing until smooth and season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
2. Peel and remove pith from remaining 2 blood oranges and slice horizontally.
3. Divide spinach evenly among 4 salad plates. Divide sliced blood orange evenly over spinach. Top salad with pomegranate arils, pecans, bacon, and feta cheese. Drizzle each salad evenly with vinaigrette and serve immediately.