Mixed Greens with Jicama, Orange, and Pickled Red Onions Recipe

Mixed Greens with Jicama, Orange, and Pickled Red Onions Recipe

  • 4 quarts mixed salad greens
  • 2 to 2 + ½ cups peeled and julienned jicama (1 large jicama)
  • 4 medium oranges, peeled and sliced into 1/8-inch rounds
  • Pickled Red Onions
  • 2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped yellow onion
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 scant teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/3 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • dash Tabasco
  • 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (1 tablespoon in the dressing, 2 tablespoons for garnish)
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1/3 cup walnut oil
  1. For the vinaigrette: Combine all in a 2-cup glass measure. Blend till smooth with a hand-held stick blender. Makes one cup. For the salad: Place the greens in a bowl, pour about a half cup of dressing over, and mix gently with your hands. Divide among 8 salad plates. Sprinkle a crisscross bed of jicama on top. Arrange atop 4 overlapping rounds of orange, mound a small bundle on onions on top. Sprinkle the remaining sesame seeds over all. Serve immediately.
  2. For the vinaigrette: Combine all in a 2-cup glass measure. Blend till smooth with a hand-held stick blender. Makes one cup.
  3. For the salad: Place the greens in a bowl, pour about a half cup of dressing over, and mix gently with your hands. Divide among 8 salad plates. Sprinkle a crisscross bed of jicama on top. Arrange atop 4 overlapping rounds of orange, mound a small bundle on onions on top. Sprinkle the remaining sesame seeds over all. Serve immediately.