Watercress, Jicama, Orange and Grapefruit Salad

Ingredients

salad

• 1 bunch watercress, rinsed well
• 1/2 small jicama, peeled, cut into thin matchstick pieces
• 2 oranges, peeled, sectioned
• 1 red grapefruit, peeled, sectioned
• 1 red bell pepper, roasted over an open flame, peeled, seeded, sliced into ribbons
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

dressing

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1-2 small shallots, finely minced
• 1 fresh garlic clove, finely minced
• sea salt
• crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 fresh lemon, juice of

Directions

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. (To prepare the fruit, slice off the tops and bottoms, revealing the flesh. Set the fruit on a cutting board and slice the skin and pith away, revealing the flesh of the orange and grapefruit. Release the fruit from the membranes into sections.).

2. 2

   Prepare the dressing by.

3. 3

   combining all ingredients, except lemon juice in a sauce pan. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes to develop flavors. Remove dressing from heat and stir in lemon juice.

4. 4

   Just before serving, toss salad with enough dressing to coat. Serve immediately.