Southwest Orange Salad
Ingredients
2 medium Texas Oranges, sectioned
2 avocadoes, peeled and sliced into 16 slices
1/2 small jicama, peeled
1/2 medium sweet onion, peeled
4-5 cups mixed salad greens
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin or Mexican seasoning
1/4 teaspoon fine sugar
Pinch of salt and pepper
1/3 cup light olive oil
Zest of one orange
Directions
Finely grate one Texas orange. Set zest aside. Peel and section 2 Texas oranges. Reserve 3 tablespoons of the juice for the dressing. Peel and slice the avocado. Finely chop the cilantro. Peel the jicama and slice into matchsticks. Peel the onion and cut into thin rings and then cut the rings in half. Combine the fresh orange juice, lemon juice, cumin, sugar, salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until blended. Sest aside.
To build the salad, distribute the salad greens on 4 plates. Top the salad with the orange sections and avocado slices. Evenly distribute the jicama sticks and onion slices on the plates. Drizzle salad dressing over the salads and sprinkle the top with orange zest and cilantro.
Serves 4.