RECIPE: Orange Macadamia Chocolate Bark

I always look forward to the holidays. I know I'll be able to eat certain treats that I only enjoy at the end of the year. Nothing is better than breaking off a thick piece of choolate bark and sharing with friends.

Ingredients

1 navel orange

8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

2/3 cup macadamias, coarsely chopped

1/8 teaspoon coarse salt

Directions

Line a small (9-by-13-inch) baking sheet with aluminum foil; refrigerate. With a vegetable peeler, remove zest from half the orange. With a sharp knife, cut zest into very thin strips, each about an inch long.

Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and completely smooth. Mix in half the zest and macadamias. Immediately, pour onto prepared baking sheet; with a flexible rubber spatula, spread into an 8-by-10 inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. (To help spread chocolate, tip baking sheet up and down.) Sprinkle with remaining zest, nuts, and coarse salt.

Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

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