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Ensalada De Noche Buena
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 8
Christmas Eve Salad recipe from Cooking Light in an article featuring Santa Fe, New Mexico. This salad provides a cooling contrast to other spicy flavors at the holiday table. Their suggested wine to serve with this, of course, comes from NM: Gruet Brut NV. Cooking time is chilling time. Their photo is gorgeous-love the colors and this recipe has no beets in it. Posting for safekeeping.
Ingredients:
4 large navel oranges
1 large red grapefruit
3 cups jicama, peeled and cubed in 1 inch chunks
3/4 cup red radish, slivered about 6 of them
1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons plain fat-free yogurt
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 dash salt
4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup pomegranate seeds
3 tablespoons unsalted pumpkin seeds, toasted
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Directions:
1. Peel and section oranges and grapefruit over a large bowl, reserving juice; add sections to juice.
2. Add jicama and radishes to orange mixture; toss gently.
3. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
4. Combine zest and next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.
5. Arrange lettuce in a large bowl.
6. Using a slotted spoon, place the orange mixture over lettuce; drizzle evenly with yogurt mixture.
7. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, pumpkinseed kernels, and cilantro right before serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com