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.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4blood oranges, divided
- ¼cup rice vinegar
- ¼cup olive oil
- 2tablespoons honey
- 1large jalapeno pepper, seeds and ribs removed
- ½teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4cups loosely packed fresh spinach
- 4tablespoons pomegranate arils
- 4tablespoons coarsely chopped pecans
- 2slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 4tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
Step 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.Step 2
Peel and remove pith from remaining 2 blood oranges and slice horizontally.Step 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.