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Warm Orange and Mushroom Salad

By: Barrett 
"Add the grated peel from half an orange to the dressing if you want a more intense orange flavor in this salad."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup shallots, minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 4 large oranges, peeled and segmented
  • 10 ounces spinach, rinsed and chopped
  • 1 medium head radicchio
  • 6 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 6 ounces fresh oyster mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
  • 1 (3 ounce) package enoki mushrooms

Directions

  1. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove, crumble and set aside. Reserve bacon fat.
  2. Whisk together 1/4 cup bacon fat, orange juice, shallots, olive oil and vinegar.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the spinach and radicchio.
  4. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings in skillet over medium-high heat. Add shitake mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add oyster mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; add to greens and toss.
  5. Pour dressing into same skillet and boil 2 minutes. Pour dressing over greens. Add bacon, orange segments and chopped hazelnuts. Toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish salad with enoki mushrooms and serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 456 | Total Fat: 33.6g | Cholesterol: 26mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by boysmom   view full review
I omitted the radicchio, added more spinach and added 2 boiled eggs and 1 chopped ripe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2011 by HongKongKate   view full review
I forgot to add the toasted hazelnuts! Was still one of the best salads I have ever had. Oh! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by a an w   view full review
The overall flavor of this was quite good. i didn't have enough bacon drippings and was glad...

 

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