Best Citrus Salad With Bacon Red Onion Recipes

BACON AND MANDARIN ORANGE SPINACH SALAD

Bacon and Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad image

This Bacon and Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad is so refreshing!

Provided by The Southern Lady

Categories Salad

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

5 pieces bacon (cooked, drained and crumbled (save drippings))
1 15 ounce can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained, reserve syrup (You could use fresh oranges in the salad and orange juice in the dressing
2 to 3 cups fresh baby spinach
1/3 cup purple onion (cut up or chopped (could use green onion or just regular onion))
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds (could use toasted almonds or just about any kind of nuts you like)
3 to 4 tablespoons bacon drippings
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup light mandarin orange syrup
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar (Optional)

Steps:

Combine salad ingredients and toss to mix well. Combine dressing ingredients and heat until warm. I put my dressing in a small pitcher like a cream pitcher and let each person add the amount they want at the table. Salad will keep in the fridge for a couple days without dressing.

SICILIAN-STYLE CITRUS SALAD

Sicilian-Style Citrus Salad image

Winter is the season when many kinds of citrus fruits suddenly appear. For this savory fruit salad, a mixture of navel, blood and Cara Cara oranges and a small grapefruit make a colorful display. It's fine to use just one kind of orange, blood oranges being the classic example. Thinly sliced fennel, celery and red onion add a tasty bit of crunch. The salad is dressed assertively with oil and vinegar, and scattered with olives and flaky sea salt.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories brunch, dinner, easy, lunch, salads and dressings, appetizer, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
2 navel oranges
4 blood oranges
2 Cara Cara oranges
1 small grapefruit
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
1 small fennel bulb, very thinly sliced, enough to make 1 cup
2 or 3 tender inside celery stalks, thinly sliced at an angle
Handful of olives, black oil cured type or green Castelvetrano type, pitted
Winter salad leaves, such as radicchio or escarole, optional
Large pinch of flaky sea salt

Steps:

Make the vinaigrette: Whisk together olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. It should be tart but not over-vinegary. Taste and add a little more olive oil if necessary.
To peel the citrus fruit, use a small serrated knife. First, cut off a thin slice of peel from the top and bottom of the orange, so it can sit flat and securely on the cutting board. Use a sawing motion to take off the peel, cutting from top to bottom, following the curve of the fruit. Remove only the peel and white pith, not the flesh of the orange. It should now be perfectly spherical and naked. Peel remaining oranges and grapefruit in this fashion.
Carefully slice peeled citrus crosswise. Arrange slices on a large serving platter in a random pattern, letting them overlap a bit here and there. Scatter onion, fennel and celery over top. Dot the surface with olives. Surround with salad leaves, if using.
Whisk vinaigrette, and spoon evenly over the salad. Sprinkle lightly with flaky salt and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 186, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 653 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams

CITRUS SALAD W/ BACON & RED ONION

CITRUS SALAD W/ BACON & RED ONION image

Categories Citrus Leafy Green Appetizer Side

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups torn mixed salad greens
4 cups baby spinach leaves
1 large navel orange, peeled, thinly sliced and halved
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup thin red onion rings
3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 tsp Basiks at Home Original Blend
1/3 cup Basiks at Home Blood Orange Oil
3 TBSP Basiks at Home Fig Aged Traditional Balsamic

Steps:

Combine all ingredients except oil and vinegar. Add oil and vinegar to dress just before serving. Can Substitute Blood Orange EVOO for Garlic, Lemon, Tuscan Herb, Lime or Walnut Oil. Can Substitute Fig Aged Traditional Balsamic for Peach, Honey Ginger, Pomegranate, or Dark Chocolate. Can Substitute Original Blend for Italian Table Blend, Key West Citrus Blend, Hunters Blend, Anglers Blend, Lemon Pepper Blend.