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Baby Greens Salad with Oranges and Olives

Add the blood orange sections just before serving. Over mixing can cause their festive color to bleed into other ingredients.

12	cups	mesclun or other mild salad greens
3	Tbs	olive oil
2	Tbs	blood orange juice or regular orange juice
2	Tbs	balsamic vinegar
8		thin slices red onion, separated into rings

2	cups	blood orange and/or regular orange sections (8 blood oranges or 6 regular oranges)
2/3	cup	mixed country olives or regular kalamata olives
1/8	tsp	salt
1/8	tsp	pepper

1	Place greens in a large salad bowl. For dressing, whisk together olive oil, orange juice, and vinegar in a small mixing bowl. Pour dressing over greens, gently tossing to mix.
2	Divide mixture among eight salad plates. Top with onion rings, orange sections, and olives. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Makes 8 servings.

Servings: 8

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe.

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information provided by the recipe author.