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Beet & Cucumber Salad With Orange Dressing Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 Fresh beet
  • 1 Head romaine lettuce
  • 1 Long European cucumber
  • 1 Head leafy lettuce

Directions
  • Step #1 --DRESSING----- 3 tb Orange juice 1 tb Lemon juice 1 tb Honey 2 ts Dijon style mustard 2 ts Orange grated rind 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Vegetable oil Separate the head of leafy green lettuce into individual leaves.
  • Step #2 Wash & blot dry with paper toweling.
  • Step #3 Gather half the leaves together and then cut crosswise into 1 inch wide strips.
  • Step #4 Repeat with the romaine lettuce.
  • Step #5 Alternate whole leaves of the lettuce & romaine around the inside edge of a large salad bowl.
  • Step #6 Fill the center with shredded lettuce & romaine.
  • Step #7 Cover with damp paper toweling.
  • Step #8 put in the fridge until serving time.
  • Step #9 Scrub & cut the cucumber in half lengthwise; cut crosswise into thin half-moons.
  • Step #10 place this in plastic bag and put in the fridge.
  • Step #11 mix orange juice, lemon juice, mustard, honey, orange rind & salt in small bowl.
  • Step #12 Whisk in oil until well mixed.
  • Step #13 put in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Step #14 Pour about half the dressing over lettuce strips; toss to coat.
  • Step #15 Arrange cucumbers in circles in center; arrange shredded beet around cucumber.
  • Step #16 serve this with remaining dressing.
  • Step #17 --.
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