Orange Endive Salad with Chicken Confit

Name: Orange Endive Salad with Chicken Confit
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 firm-ripe avocado; 1 head red or yellow Belgian endive, or 1/2 small head radicchio, leaves separated; 2 oranges or blood oranges; 59 milliliters canola oil; 4 Crisp Chicken Confit legs (whole legs); 113 grams fresh goat cheese; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 79 milliliters orange marmalade; 0 teaspoons pepper; 4 servings Salad; 59 milliliters verjus* or fruity white wine, such as Riesling; 4 servings Vinaigrette; 1 bunch watercress, large stems removed. I use watercress grown hydroponically; I like the mildly spicy flavor and that the stems are more delicate

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Orange Endive Salad with Chicken Confit a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 645 calories, 29g of protein, and 49g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken confit legs, belgian endive, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the canolan oil you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Apricot Turnovers as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Make vinaigrette: In a blender, whirl marmalade and verjus together. With blender running, drizzle in oil; add salt and pepper. Chill until ready to use. "This dressing keeps for 3 weeks at least, because there's nothing in it that will change flavor, like garlic or fresh herbs or shallots."

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Fresh Herbs

Vinaigrette

Marmalade

Shallot

Garlic

Verjus

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Blender

Make salad: With a sharp knife, slice peel and pith from oranges, cut them crosswise into wheels, and remove seeds. Slice avocado and season with salt and pepper. "People don't season their salads enough. The ingredients need salt too, especially the watery ones." Toss endive and watercress with about 1/4 cup dressing.

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Salt And Pepper

Watercress

Avocado

Orange

Endive

Seeds

Salt

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Knife

Arrange oranges, avocados, and salad to one side of 4 rectangular plates. Set a chicken leg on each plate, next to salad. Crumble about 1 oz. of cheese onto each salad, and drizzle with about 1 tbsp. more dressing.

Ingredients you will need

Chicken Leg