French Citrus Salad

Photo: flickr user djjewelz

Ingredients

1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skinned (125 ml)

4 cups lamb's lettuce, cleaned (1 litre)

4 blood oranges or grapefruits, segmented

Dressing

cup champagne vinegar (75 ml)

2 tablespoons hazelnut oil (30 ml)

cup olive oil (75 ml)

Preparation

Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Combine the hazelnuts, lamb's lettuce and blood oranges in a medium bowl. Toss with vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

Dressing:To make the vinaigrette, whisk together the champagne vinegar, hazelnut oil, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl until combined.

Lamb?s lettuce is also known as mache, corn salad or field salad. It has dark green, small, tender leaves that are slightly nutty in flavour. Baby spinach also works nicely in this salad. Citrus is always refreshing in salad, depending on the season, you can use blood oranges or grapefruit.