This blood orange salad is a cool delight during the season with a delicious tangy vinaigrette dressing using some juice from the blood oranges. Nested on a bed of greens with beets, spring green onions, chia seeds, and creamy Burrata cheese, this will be an easy-to-make hit with your next grilled dinner.
4Blood orangespeeled and sliced, can you regular oranges
2cupsmixed salad greens
4green onionssliced
Vinaigrette Dressing
3tablespoonsolive oil
1tablespoonred wine vinegarcan use white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar
1tablespoonreserved blood orange juice
1teaspoonchia seedsoptional
½teaspoonmayonnaise
½teaspoonDijon mustard
⅛teaspoon salt
Instructions
Vinaigrette Dressing
Combine in a small bowl, then whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, reserved Blood orange juice, and salt.
Refrigerate until ready to serve the salad.
Salad Ingredients
On a large platter place the Burrata cheese in the center.
Place the mixed salad greens around the cheese.
Top the greens with the sliced beets, blood orange, and green onions.
At serving time, top with the prepared vinaigrette dressing.
Serve immediately, or store salad and dressing separately for up to two days.
Notes
This blood orange salad can be made a few hours ahead of time. Prepare the dressing, and assemble the salad. Store both separately in the refrigerator covered until ready to serve.