Best Mojito Pork Chops With Mandarin Orange Arugula Salad Recipes

ROMAINE, RADICCHIO & ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together first six ingredients in medium bowl.
• Gradually whisk in oil and season generously with fresh ground pepper.
• Toss greens with dressing.

MOCK CRAB LOUIS SALAD FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the peas, crab, celery, onion and green pepper.
• Combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Krazy salt and lemon pepper.
• Pour the mixture over the crab mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.
• Serve on lettuce and top with hard cooked egg and tomato.

MANGO, AVOCADO AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a jar, close it tight and shake until the ingredients are well mixed.
• Soak the onion slices in warm water with a dash of salt and 1 tbs lime juice for about 10 minutes.
• Rinse and drain the onions slices.
• Toss the arugula leaves with half of the vinaigrette.
• Add the avocado slices, mango slices and onion slices to the arugula mix, drizzle the remaining vinaigrette on top.
• Serve immediately.

FRENCH COSMOPOLITAN WITH MANDARIN ORANGE

Steps:

• Put the first 5 ingredients, excluding Grenadine, into a shaker, then shake well and strain into a well chilled martini glass.
• Last, slowly pour a drop of Grenadine into middle of glass and let fall to bottom and color the stem red.
• Garnish with Lime Wheel or a Lemon Twist.
• For the Sweet and Sour Mix:.
• Combine sugar and water until all the sugar is dissolved. Add lemon and lime juices and refrigerate.

MOJITO PORK CHOPS WITH MANDARIN ORANGE & ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Drain mandarin oranges and reserve juice. Zest limes, cut in half and juice. Stem and coarsely chop mint. Peel shallot and thinly slice. Pat pork chops dry and season both sides with half the lime zest and a pinch of pepper.
• Place reserved mandarin orange juice, half the lime juice, all of the olive oil except for what is needed for the pan to cook the pork chops, honey, mint (reserve a pinch for garnish), remaining lime zest and a pinch of pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly; set aside 1 tablespoon dressing for each pork chop.
• Heat 1-2 teaspoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Place pork chops in pan and cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to prepared baking sheet. Pork chops will finish cooking in a later step.
• Place baking sheet in oven and roast until pork chops reach a minimum internal temperature of 145°F, 8-10 minutes. Rest 5 minutes. While pork chops rest, make salad.
• Stir dressing to recombine. Add arugula, mandarin oranges and shallots (to taste) to dressing. Toss to coat. Plate dish as pictured, topping pork chops with remaining dressing. Garnish salad with slivered almonds and remaining mint. Bon appétit!