Avocado-Orange Salad with Romaine and Lime-Cumin Dressing

Name: Avocado-Orange Salad with Romaine and Lime-Cumin Dressing
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, lime juice from 2 limes; 2 small cloves, garlic, minced; 1 , medium jalapeño chile, minced (about 1 tablespoon); 1 teaspoon, cumin seed, toasted in small dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden, about 4 minutes; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest; 1/4 cup, olive oil; , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 medium heads, romaine lettuce, leaves separated, washed, dried, and torn into small pieces (about 9 cups firmly packed); 1 cup, fresh cilantro leaves, washed, dried, and stemmed (about 1 quart); 1/2 , medium red onion, sliced thin; 1 , avocado (preferably Haas), halved, pitted, and sliced 1/4-inch thick; 2 , large oranges, segmented

Side Dishes
Fruit
Vegetables
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Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2000

Most salads made with oranges simply don't have enough orange flavor. We found two tricks that solve this problem.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 20 minutes

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