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Orange~ Pine Nut & Green Bean Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Grate the zest from one of the oranges & place it in the bottom of a wide salad bowl.
Step #2 Without peeling, slice all the oranges about 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick.
Step #3 Squeeze the juice from the end slices into the bowl over the zest.
Step #4 Remove any seeds, then remove the peel from each slice by laying it flat & turning it as you take a series of straight downward cuts, leaving no white pulp.
Step #5 Place the peeled slices in the bowl.
Step #6 Separate the onion slices into rings & add to the bowl.
Step #7 In a small bowl, whisk together 7 tb.
Step #8 of the olive oil, the vinegar, & some pepper.
Step #9 Pour this vinaigrette over the onion and orange slices.
Step #10 Toss carefully, being careful not to break up the orange slices, until the oranges & onions are coated.
Step #11 Marinate for 30 mins to 1 hr.
Step #12 Heat the remaining 1/2 tb.
Step #13 of oil in a skillet; brown the pine nuts over med-heat/flame until they are medium tan - don't allow them to blacken.
Step #14 Wash & dry the basil.
Step #15 Chop the leaves if they are large; leave them whole if they are small.
Step #16 Just before serving, toss carefully, add the basil & pine nuts to the salad bowl, & serve.
Step #17 Salt to taste.
Step #18 --.
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