Blood oranges are in season for just a few months of the year.
Use them while you’re able to!
Heres a simple Blood Orange Salad that lets this strikingly coloured fruit shine, both visually and flavour-wise.
Quick pickled red onion. I use the pickling vinegar to make the dressing.
Shaved fennel provides a neutral salad base, while the juice from the oranges becomes part of the dressing.
This salad is refreshing, a little different and deliciously pretty!
Blood Orange Salad
Heres a simple, blood orange salad thats all about the blood oranges.
With produce this stunning, its the only way!
But theres a surprise inside!
When you cut them open, the juicy flesh isblood red.Hence the name!
Blood oranges taste like oranges, with a hint of grapefruit.
They have a slightly more bitter edge compared to ordinary oranges, but are sweeter than grapefruits.
The colour of the flesh varies as there are a few varieties.
It doesnt matter what shade they are.
What you need for this Blood Orange Salad
Heres what goes in this Blood Orange Salad.
Blood oranges As noted above, the shade of the flesh varies.
It really doesnt matter what colour you get!
As long as the oranges are fresh and juicy!
The other reason I like fennel for this salad is because it is white.
It contrasts beautifully against the vibrant coloured flesh of the blood oranges!
Theyre perfectly edible and very similar to dill.
Tip:Keep shaved fennel perky in ice water.
When youre ready to assemble, drain and use a salad spinner to dry.
Red onion For a little kick in the salad.
Parsley This is mainly for visual appeal and also a touch of fresh flavour.
Quick pickled red onion. I use the pickling vinegar to make the dressing.
Sugar This is for pickling the onion.
It speeds up the process as well as taking the raw edge off the onion.
Extra virgin olive oil As with any salad, the better the quality, the better the salad.
Dressing made using Blood Orange Juice. Why waste the free flavour??
Hence why even the simplest salads at top end restaurants taste so good!
I drizzle this vibrant-coloured liquid over the assembled dish just before serving, mainly on the oranges.
The extent is dependent on how red your blood oranges are.
), try this alongside warming roasts.
Id love to know what you serve this with if you try it!
Remember, blood oranges are at their best for such a short period of time.
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No video for the 3 simple side salads Im sharing today!
(This Blood Orange Salad,Panzanella Italian bread saladand aGarden Salad).
But if you really want one, shout out below!
Ingredients
Instructions
Recipe Notes:
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