CITRUS SALAD WITH TOASTED SEEDS AND PINE NUTS

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Citrus Salad with Toasted Seeds and Pine Nuts image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 12m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 tablespoons sunflower seeds
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
3 tablespoons pine nuts
1 tablespoon grated shallot
2 teaspoons apricot preserves or marmalade or good quality honey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon or orange juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 heads Bibb lettuce, cleaned and dried and torn
4 sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves stripped and roughly chopped
1 navel orange, peeled and sections removed with a paring knife (supreme)
1 small ruby red grapefruit, peeled and sections removed with a paring knife (supreme)

Steps:

  • Gently toast the sunflower and sesame seeds with the pine nuts in small pan over medium heat.
  • Combine the shallot, preserves or honey, Dijon, juice and vinegar. Whisk in the extra-virgin olive oil to emulsify and season with salt and pepper.
  • Combine the lettuce with the tarragon, orange and grapefruit sections, dress with the seeds and dressing just before serving.

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