Watercress Salad Recipe
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Natural Watercress Salad Recipe with Citrus Fruit

Winter is the season for grapefruit and oranges. The bright flavors of this salad are perfect for a chilly day — you can taste sunshine in every bite. Serve it with good crusty bread and some cheese for lunch or a light supper.
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    Pink grapefruit
    Navel orange
    Extra virgin olive oil
    Grapefruit juice
    Salt and freshly ground pepper
    Fresh watercress
    Belgian endive
    Applegate Farms Sunday Bacon
    Toasted pecans
2 pink grapefruit, peeled and sliced
1 navel orange, peeled and sliced
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons grapefruit juice, use grapefruit trimmings
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 bunches fresh watercress, washed and dried
1 Belgian endive, trimmed and sliced
8 slices Applegate Farms Sunday Bacon
(cooked, drained, and crumbled)

 

Arrange the grapefruit and oranges on a platter or individual plates. Mix the olive oil and grapefruit juice together in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add the watercress, endive, and bacon and toss together to coat with the dressing. Pile the dressed salad on top of the grapefruit and oranges and scatter the pecans on top of the salad.