Mesclun Meanies - W

YUP, you guessed it! Another Wally Halloween recipe. This is a salad in an orange-skin "bowl".

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 8  large  thick-skinned oranges
• 3  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2  teaspoons grainy mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1 (5 ounce) bag  baby  mixed greens
• 1⁄2 cup  toasted  pumpkin seeds

Directions

1. Slice 1/2-inch slice off top of oranges and slice enough off bottom of oranges so they won’t roll.
2. Grate 1/4 tsp zest from TOP sliced off an orange.
3. Carve pulp out of all oranges (using a grapefruit knife works well [or even a grapefruit spoon with serrated tip might work])
4. Section the pulp of four oranges (1-1/2 cups)removing them whole from the membranes; set aside.
5. Juice rest of pulp (1/4 cup); set aside.
6. Cut a jack-o'-lantern face on each orange.
7. Whisk together reserved orange zest and juice with vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, lemon juice, ginger, salt and pepper.
8. Whisk oil in until combined.
9. Toss greens and reserved orange pieces with 2 to 3 Tbs dressing.
10. Stuff orange shells with salad; top with pumpkin seeds.