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Blood Orange Salad With Vanilla Vinaigrette, Fried Shallots And Frisee

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

6   Blood oranges
1/3 cup 78mlReduced orange juice
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlPure vanilla extract,
  Or vanilla bean, split
1 teaspoon 5mlSugar - more or less
2 tablespoons 30mlLemon juice
  Frisee
  Salt
  Olive oil
  Freshly-ground black pepper
  Mint leaves
  Crispy Fried Shallots
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlCornstarch
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlFlour
1   Salt
3   Shallots bulbs - sliced thin rounds
  Peanut oil - for frying

Recipe Instructions

Peel oranges and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Reserve. Combine the orange juice, vanilla, sugar and lemon juices to make the dressing.

Put dressing on plates. Arrange frisee on top of dressing and place oranges on the frisee. Sprinkle oranges with salt. Drizzle olive oil around edge of oranges. Sprinkle with a bit of pepper. Arrange mint leaves on top and sprinkle with crispy fried shallots.

Crispy Fried Shallots: In bowl combine cornstarch, flour and salt. Coat sliced shallots with mixture. In skillet heat peanut oil until very hot but not smoking. Deep fry shallots until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
CHEF DU JOUR - (Show # DJ-9173) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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