Curried chicory salad with oranges

Name: Curried chicory salad with oranges
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp tahini (sesame paste); 2 oranges; 500 g chicory; 7 dried figs; 60 g walnut kernels; 1 tbsp orange juice; 1 ⅕ dl water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp mild curry powder; ½ tsp salt

salad

Total: 35 min. | Active: 35 min.

vegetarian, lactose-free, gluten-free, Low Carb

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I didn't use to like chicory all that much. However, every now and then, I help out in a café that serves chicory salad with curry dressing. This inspired me to make my own version of this delicious salad. The idea of combining chicory with curry actually came from the mother of the café owner. My recipe includes oranges, walnuts and dried figs. The sweetness of the oranges and figs goes beautifully with the slightly bitter chicory. And the end result is just as much a treat for the taste buds as the salad that inspired it.

Fanny Frey - fannythefoodie

Ingredients

for 4 person

Salad
2	orange
500 g	chicory
7	dried fig, cut into quarters
60 g	walnut kernel, roasted

Dressing
2 tbsp	tahini (sesame paste)
1 tbsp	lemon juice
1 tbsp	orange juice
1 ⅕ dl	water
1 tsp	mild curry powder
½ tsp	salt

How it's done

Salad

Slice off the top and bottom of the oranges, then peel all round the fruit down to the flesh. Using a sharp knife, cut out the segments between the white membranes. Serve the chicory leaves in a large bowl, top with the oranges, figs and nuts.

Dressing

Puree the tahini in a blender along with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt, drizzle over the salad.

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