Avocado-Orange Salad with Romaine and Lime-Cumin Dressing | America's Test Kitchen

Avocado-Orange Salad with Romaine and Lime-Cumin Dressing | America's Test Kitchen

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Most salads made with oranges simply don't have enough orange flavor. We found two tricks that solve this problem.

Keywords

  • Side Dishes
  • Fruit
  • Quick
  • Vegetables
  • Salads
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup lime juice from 2 limes
  • 2 small cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 medium jalapeño chile , minced (about 1 tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed , toasted in small dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden, about 4 minutes
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 2 medium heads romaine lettuce , leaves separated, washed, dried, and torn into small pieces (about 9 cups firmly packed)
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves , washed, dried, and stemmed (about 1 quart)
  • 1/2 medium red onion , sliced thin
  • 1 avocado (preferably Haas), halved, pitted, and sliced 1/4-inch thick
  • 2 large oranges , segmented

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