This is a result of healthy/seasonal food cravings after having an heavy lunch this past Sunday. It completely hit the spot…If you want to be “fancy” you can serve at as in the picture, but feel free to chop up the escarole and orange for easier communal serving.
This is a good side to accompany a white fish, cannellini beans or marinated tempeh. I like the balance of multiple acids, which is why I use lemon juice over oranges with a touch of apple cider vinegar to balance the lemon. However, if you don’t have any good apple cider vinegar on hand, I recommend you just use more lemon juice in its place.
I highly recommend that you mix the dressing before preparing the vegetables to allow the flavors to marry and to allow the dried mint to open up in the liquid. Also, be sure to rinse the escarole well as it can be quite sandy.
I hope you enjoy my first NY recipe!
What you need:
For the dressing:
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons walnut or extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or more lemon juice)
1 tablespoon maple syrup
juice from 1 tablespoon grated ginger (simply squeeze it in the palm of your hand or through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag and discard the fiber)
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (about 1 shallot)
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the salad:
1 head escarole, leaves removed from core, well rinsed and dried in a salad spinner or on a clean dish towel
1 orange, peel and pith removed with your knife and sliced into 1/4″ slices
5 radishes, thinly sliced
chia seeds, for sprinkling
What to do:
Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
Arrange in layers: escarole leaf, orange slice, radish slice. Repeat three times per plate.
Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle chia seeds.
*You can also chop the escarole leaves and quarter the orange slices to toss in a communal bowl with the radish slices, dressing and chia seeds.
Insalata Invernale di Agrumi e Scarola:
Cosa serve:
Per la salsa:
2 cucchiai di succo di limone
2 cucchiai d’olio di noce o extra vergine d’oliva
1 cucchiaio d’aceto di mele
1 cucchiaio di sciroppo d’acero
succo d’un cucchiaio di zenzero grattugiato (semplicemente stringetelo tra i palmi e raccogliete il succo, scartando le fibre)
2 cucchiai di scalogno, tritato (circa un scalogno)
1/2 cucchiaino di menta essiccata
1/2 cucchiaino di sale marino
pepe nero macinato
Per l’insalata:
1 grappolo di scarola, foglie separate dal torsolo e ben lavate ed asciugate (consiglio di asciugarle in una centrifuga scolaverdure o in uno strofinaccio)
1 arancia, pelata (inclusa la parte fibrosa) e tagliata in fette da circa un centimetro
5 ravanelli, affettate sottilmente
semi di cia, per cospargere
Cosa fare:
Frustate gli ingredienti per la salsa in una scodella piccola e mettete da parte.
Preparazione:*
Mettete in strati su ogni piatto: una foglia di scarola, una fetta d’arancia ed una fetta di ravanello. Ripetete tre volte per ogni piatto.
Fate cadere gocce di salsa e cospargete i semi di cia sulla verdura.
*Potete anche servire in un’insalatiera grande, tagliando la scarola e facendo pezzetti d’arancia per unire al ravanello, la salsa ed i semi di cia.
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