Balsamic Orange Salad

serves four

Another one from a Cooking Light compilation book. Very simple, but it looks pretty impressive. Especially if you garnish with parsley or some other green twig. It does need to be a pretty good balsamic vinegar, though. Not $400 a bottle or anything, but a step up from store brand. Although it'd probably taste pretty awesome with a $400 bottle of balsamic vinegar.

2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 oranges, peeled and cut into ¼ inch slices

Mix balsamic vinegar and brown sugar together. Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons, stirring constantly. (I use my all metal 1 cup measuring cup since I don’t have a tiny sauce pan.) Let it cool just a touch while you divide the oranges onto 2 plates, then drizzle over the orange slices.