Salad of Beet and Fennel with Orange Vinaigrette

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== Ingredients ==
* 1 head baby frisée
* 12 each baby beets, washed, dried, and greens cut to ¼ inch
* 3 each garlic cloves
* 12 each strips Reggiano parmesan cheese, sliced with a potato peeler into long strips
* 2 oranges, segmented. Reserve ½ of 1 orange rind for roasting the beets. Slice with no pith.
* 1 bulb fennel, sliced paper thin
* up to ¾ cup peanut oil
* salt and pepper to taste
* ¼ cup orange reduction
* 2 tablespoons (or more) rice vinegar
=== Orange reduction ===
* ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
* ½ each Thai chili pepper, seeded and de-veined
* 2 each kaffir lime leaves - the zest of 1 lime may be substituted
* 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh, and chopped
* 1 teaspoon thyme
== Directions ==
=== Beets ===
# In a bowl, toss beets, garlic, orange rind, salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon of peanut oil.
# Pour onto a large sheet of aluminum foil.
# Wrap the foil into a "package", assuring that air cannot escape.
# Bake in a preheated 350 °F oven for about 45 minutes, or until tender.
# Once cool, peel beets by rubbing the skin off easily.
# Cut beets in half.
=== Orange reduction ===
# Add all ingredients except the lime leaves to a saucepot (if using lime zest, add at the beginning with the other ingredients).
# Bring to a simmer and reduce by half.
# Add lime leaves and allow to steep like tea until cool.
# Strain.
=== Vinaigrette ===
# Add salt, pepper and vinegar to the orange reduction and place in a food processor.
# Gradually add (in a small stream) oil into orange mixture while running, allowing it to emulsify.
# Once it starts to thicken, stop machine and taste-you may not need all of the oil.
# Less oil will give a light and pungent flavor, while more oil will mellow it a lot.
=== Assembly ===
# Gently toss frisée, orange segments, fennel, beets, chives and vinaigrette in a bowl.
# Place in the center of the plate, piling high for a dramatic effect.
# Top the salad with the long Parmesan strips
# For a special garnish, reserve some more orange rind. Grate it up and dry it. Sprinkle it over the rim line of the plate.
Category:New England Salads
Category:Beet Salad Recipes
Category:Fennel Salad Recipes
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Category:Thyme Recipes
Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes
Category:Rice vinegar Recipes
Category:Orange juice Recipes
Category:Kaffir lime leaf Recipes
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