Kumquats are gorgeous little citrus fruits with a sweet rind and sour flesh. Think of them as bright flavored, miniature oranges. You can eat kumquats whole, rind and all. They add a lovely, fresh, sweet-sour pop to this baby spinach salad. If you dont like or dont have kumquats, just use orange segments (or similar citrus fruit) instead.
Staying with the citrus theme, I used an orange and sesame dressing for this salad. Using frozen orange juice concentrate is the secret here. The concentrate gives the dressing great flavor without watering it down (like regular orange juice would).
Fresh Baby Spinach and Kumquat Salad with Orange Sesame Dressing Recipe
serves 2
for salad
4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, loosely packed
6-8 kumquats
6 small red onion rings
2-3 tablespoons toasted pecans (I didnt use pecans)
for dressing
4 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 1/2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
salt and pepper
Wash and pat dry the spinach leaves. Wash and cut each kumquat into 3 or 4 rounds. Cut the red onion into thin rings. Assemble all ingredients for the salad in a serving dish.
Whisk together all ingredients for the dressing. Serve with spinach salad.
LOVE LOVE the Orange and Sesame seeds dressing, looks delicious.
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I’m really enjoying a lot of citrus right now, and kumquats are fantastic in salads. Your spinach salad looks lovely!
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Oh my.. that salad looks so yumm.. Beautiful and vibrant pics.
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so great to see you back with your GORGEOUS pics
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Perfect clicks. They make it look all the more exciting.
Awesome salad too.
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A gorgeous salad! Really tasty and colorful one!
cheers,
Rosa
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Sala your pictures make me want to linger in your place all day long.. LOVE the dressing!
The colors here are putting me the summer mood.
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What a beautiful salad. Terrific pictures. I’ve saved your recipe for future use!
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I love citrus right now– this is a great recipe for any season. The kumquats are also a fantastic addition to this salad. Wonderful pics too! I’ve been enjoying reading through your posts and bookmarking your great recipes!
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Looks GORGEOUS!!!! the dressing sounds awesome!
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I like the idea about using orange juice concentrate — I wouldn’t have thought of it, but I bet it’s really good!
I LOVE kumquats.
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Lovely colourful pictures with great recipes to match. WOW!
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Awe-inspiring! You blow me away every time! Don’t stop!
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This looks delicious!!
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It’s a long time since I enjoyed Kumquats, but this vibrant salad is so appealing. Beautiful, beautiful photos
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An interesting & ooh so tasty salad!!!
I so love the dressing! Yum!
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This is too fantastic looking for words.
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OK, so not only is the photography totally amazing but now you’ve become a bona-fide food stylist. Want to come and teach me a thing or two? Or want to just take my photos for me?
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Wow, this salad is gorgeous and has such presentation! Absolutely beautiful!
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