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Avocado, Fennel, and Orange Salad

Nutty avocado balances the citrusy orange and anise flavors of fennel—great as a stand-alone salad or a base for grilled fish.
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Ingredients:

12 Ready-Set-Serve Orange Rounds
12 Cara Cara or blood orange rounds
4 Ready-Set-Serve Avocado Halves, sliced
1 Markon First Crop Fennel bulb, thinly shaved with reserved fronds
Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste

Instructions:

On four serving plates, arrange three Navel orange rounds and three Cara Cara orange rounds. Top with equal portions of avocado slices and shaved fennel.
Garnish with fennel fronds and freshly cracked black pepper.

Ingredients:

1 bunch Markon First Crop Asparagus, steamed

1/4 C Markon First Crop Basil

2 T Markon First Crop Chervil

2 T C Ready-Set-Serve Lemon Juice

2 cloves Ready-Set-Serve Peeled Garlic

1 tsp. lemon zest

1/4 tsp. cumin

1/4 tsp. coriander

1/4 C extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

16 large shrimp, cleaned and threaded onto skewers to prevent curling

1 tsp. kosher salt

Olive oil + 2 cloves Ready-Set-Serve Peeled Garlic, for poaching

Edible petals and micro greens for garnish

Instructions:

Slice tips off asparagus and reserve. Add basil, chervil, one cup steamed asparagus stalks, lemon juice, zest, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper flakes, and oil to a food processor and blend until chunky.

Heat oil and garlic until just bubbling. Add shrimp skewers so that shrimp is fully submerged. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until shrimp is opaque and cooked through. When shrimp are almost cooked, add asparagus tips. Remove all with a slotted spoon and drain on a wire rack.

To plate, arrange tips in a decorative manner. Place shrimp next to asparagus and ladle sauce on top of each one. Garnish with edible petals and micro greens.