Marinated Orange-and-Cucumber Salad |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
5 1/4 cups scored, thinly sliced cucumber |
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion rings |
1/3 cup sliced ripe olives |
6 medium navel oranges |
6 tablespoons commercial orange juice |
3/4 cup white wine vinegar |
1/4 cup sugar |
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
5 cups ready-to-eat romaine salad (about 2/3 bag) |
Directions:
1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a nonmetal dish; set aside.
2. Grate 1 1/2 teaspoons rind from oranges; set aside. Peel and section oranges, reserving juice and membranes. Add sections to cucumber mixture. Squeeze membranes to extract juice; discard membranes. Measure reserved juice; add commercial orange juice, as needed, to equal 3/4 cup. Add rind, vinegar, sugar, and oil; stir well with a wire whisk. Pour over cucumber mixture; cover. Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours. Toss with romaine.
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