Chicory Orange Salad With Ginger Dressing Recipes

CHICORY & ORANGE SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• 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.

CHICKEN AND MANGO SALAD WITH GINGER-ORANGE DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk 1/2 cup oil and next 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; add to skillet. Cover and sauté until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board. Cut crosswise into slices; cool 5 minutes.
• Mound watercress on plates; top with chicken, mango, and red onion. Drizzle with dressing and serve.

CHICORY SALAD WITH ORANGES AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring vinegar, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring frequently until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat.
• Cook onion in a saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes, then drain in a colander. Rinse under cold water and drain again. Stir onion into vinegar mixture and marinate 10 minutes.
• While onion is marinating, cut peel and white pith from oranges with a sharp knife, then cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Drain onion in a sieve set over a salad bowl, reserving marinade and onion separately. Whisk mustard, stock, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and oil into marinade. Add chicory, onion, and oranges and toss with dressing. Serve immediately.

CHICORY/BELGIAN ENDIVE AND ORANGE SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Up to two days ahead:.
• Shake all the dressing ingredients together in a jar. Season and chill.
• Up to a day ahead:.
• Peel (remove peel with a knife, so you get rid of the membrane)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.

ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH ORANGE-GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Using a blender or food processor, blend all of the dressing ingredients (yogurt, orange juice, ginger, salt, sugar, orange peel, cayenne and cinnamon) until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble salads, place lettuce into large serving bowl or onto 4 serving plates. Toss together remaining ingredients except almonds on top of lettuce.
• Drizzle 1/2 of dressing on salad, reserving remaining portion so that guests can adjust amount to taste.
• Garnish with sliced almonds (optional).