Name: Citrus Blue Cheese Salad
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup segments plus 2 tablespoons juice from 3 large navel oranges; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 cucumber , peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 (7-ounce) bag bibb or Boston lettuce mix; 2 teaspoons minced shallot; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 celery ribs, sliced thin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese; 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 3/4 cup glazed walnuts

Why This Recipe Works

There’s something appealing about savory green salads with sweet chunks of fresh, juicy citrus. But in most of the citrus blue cheese salad recipes we tried, the fruit tended to get lost in the mix. In our recipe, we emphasized the orange by using the juice as the base of our dressing. We also made easy work of removing the rind, bitter pith, and fibers by using a sharp paring knife or serrated knife. These techniques helped us bring new life to our Citrus Blue Cheese Salad recipe.

Before You Begin

Use a small spoon to remove the seeds from the peeled cucumber once it has been sliced in half lengthwise. You can find glazed walnuts at the supermarket.

Instructions

Roughly chop orange segments and toss with celery and cucumber in medium bowl. Combine juices, cheese, shallot, garlic, salt, pepper, and oil in small jar. Mash cheese into dressing with fork, seal tightly with lid, and shake dressing to combine. Combine celery mixture with 2 tablespoons dressing. Toss lettuce mix with remaining dressing in large bowl and divide among four plates. Top lettuce with celery mixture and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve.