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Beet And Cucumber Salad With Orange Dressing Recipe
Serves: 1
Keywords: Beet And Cucumber Salad With Orange Dressing Recipe, recipe, recipes, Beet And Cucumber Salad With Orange Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
1
Head leafy lettuce
1
Head romaine lettuce
1
Long European cucumber
1
Fresh beet (8-oz)
3
tb
Orange juice
1
tb
Lemon juice
1
tb
Honey
2
ts
Dijon style mustard
2
ts
Orange grated rind
½
ts
Salt
2/3
c
Vegetable oil
Directions
- Separate the head of leafy green lettuce into individual leaves.
- Wash and blot dry with paper toweling.
- Gather half the leaves together and then cut crosswise into 1 inch wide strips.
- Repeat with the romaine lettuce.
- Alternate whole leaves of the lettuce and romaine around the inside edge of a large salad bowl.
- Fill the center with shredded lettuce and romaine.
- Cover with damp paper toweling.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
- Scrub and cut the cucumber in half lengthwise; cut crosswise into thin half-moons.
- Place in plastic bag and refrigerate.
- Combine orange juice, lemon juice, honey, mustard, orange rind and salt in small bowl.
- Whisk in oil until well blended.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Pour about half the dressing over lettuce strips; toss to coat.
- Arrange cucumbers in circles in center; arrange shredded beet around cucumber.
- Serve with remaining dressing.