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Blood Orange Salad

Courses: Salads
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
3   Blood oranges - zested and juiced
3   Blood oranges - cut into sections
2 tablespoons 30mlBalsamic vinegar
1/2 cup 118mlOlive oil
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozCrab meat
4 cups 948mlCleaned salad greens
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozAsparagus - blanched and cooled

Recipe Instructions

In a heavy bottomed pot, melt the sugar and cook until it browns, carefully pour in the orange juice and reduce until it is a thick syrup. Remove from the stove, add the vinegar, oil, and season. Set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, season the crab meat. Toss the greens with 1/4 cup of the dressing, and half of the orange sections, season with salt and pepper. Place on two salad plates. Arrange the asparagus around the plate. Top with the crab meat, and remaining orange sections. Garnish with a drizzle of dressing and the orange zest.

This recipe yields 2 servings.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2195 broadcast 08-19-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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