Archive for June, 2009
Tropical flavors come together with eye-catching results in this bright salad. Sea salt from Hawaii pairs perfectly with sweet-tart orange and creamy avocado, but any finishing salt will yield a fine salad.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper, to taste
3 navel oranges
2 ripe avocados
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
6 cups baby spinach
Hawaiian sea salts or other finishing salt, to taste
Method
Whisk together lime juice, vinegar, honey and oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Remove peel and all of white pith from the oranges with a serrated knife. Working over a large bowl to catch juices, cut between membranes with a paring knife to release whole orange segments into bowl. Halve avocados and remove pits. Cut into thin slices. Toss orange sections and juice with sliced avocado, red onion and lime juice mixture.
Place baby spinach on serving plates and top with orange-avocado mixture. Sprinkle with Hawaiian sea salt to taste. Serve immediately.
As people become more aware of the need to eat healthy food, there has been an increase in the overall demand for seafood. People are becoming particularly aware of the health benefits offered by fish. Rife with the kinds of fatty acids that our body needs, there are few dishes that are more beneficial (and delicious) than fish. And as an added bonus, fish is an extremely easy dish to prepare. This is especially true if you have a prepackaged seasoning that you know and love.
As such, if you’re looking to incorporate more fish into your weekly dinner schedule, purchase a whole fish fresh from the market. Then preheat the oven while you apply seafood seasoning and lemon juice to the fish itself. If preferred, incorporate some dill as well. The taste of the fish will truly be enhanced by the seasoning, which is usually a mixture of lemon peel, red pepper, garlic, and salt. A simple combination, each element is meant to specifically highlight the natural flavors of seafood. Pop the fish into the oven and wait approximately twenty to twenty-five minutes, and you’ll have a delicious and healthy main entrée.