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Orange, Lettuce, and Walnut Salad (Shlada Bellecheen)

Make Orange, Lettuce, and Walnut Salad (Shlada Bellecheen) at home with Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, Cinnamon, and Orange Flower Water. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Peel oranges and remove all outside membranes, using a small serrated knife and employing a seesaw motion.

2. 2

   As you work, lift out each section and place in a small mixing bowl.

3. 3

   Squeeze the juice from the remainder of the orange over the sections to keep them moist.

4. 4

   Cover; keep chilled.

5. 5

   Make a dressing by mixing the lemon juice, sugar, salt, cinnamon, orange flower water and 2 tb. of the orange juice.

6. 6

   Blend well, then taste.

7. 7

   The dressing should be sweet.

8. 8

   Pour the dressing over it; toss.

9. 9

   Make a design around the edges with overlapping sections of orange, then sprinkle the salad with the chopped walnuts and dust with more cinnamon.

10. 10

    Serve immediately.

11. 11

    Variation: Prepare as above, using 3/4 cup chopped dates and almonds in place of the chopped walnuts.