Citrus Walnut Salad
I created this salad as a nice fresh side to a light summer meal. Easy to change or customize for different tastes. You can plate the salad individually for a nice presentation.
Ingredients
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½ cup chopped walnuts
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2 large oranges, zested
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1 pink grapefruit
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1 (5 ounce) bag mixed salad greens
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½ cup crumbled feta cheese
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2 tablespoons pomegranate juice, or more as needed
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1 teaspoon dried parsley
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ cup vegetable oil
Description
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread walnuts on a baking sheet.
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Toast walnuts in the preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
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Slice top and bottom off 1 orange and set on a flat work surface. Cut downwards from the top, following the curve of the fruit, to remove all of the skin and pith. Repeat with remaining orange and grapefruit.
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Holding 1 orange over a bowl to catch juice, cut both sides of each segment away from the connective membrane and transfer to a separate bowl. Squeeze extra juice from the membranes into the bowl. Repeat with remaining orange and grapefruit.
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Mix toasted walnuts, salad greens, and feta cheese into the bowl of orange and grapefruit segments.
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Pour orange and grapefruit juice into a glass measuring cup. Add enough pomegranate juice to reach 1/3 cup. Whisk in 1 teaspoon orange zest, sugar, parsley, and salt. Whisk in oil until dressing is thick.
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Drizzle dressing over salad.