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Orange Salad

Beautiful orange salad with sweet pomegranate and mint! It's the perfect colorful side dish!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: beautiful salads, citrus salad
Servings: 5 people

Ingredients

Candied almonds

  • 50 grams almonds
  • 25 grams granulated sugar
  • 25 ml water

Salad

  • 3 oranges
  • 1/4 pomegranate deseeded
  • 1/2 red onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint chopped

Honey lime dressing

  • 15 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lime small, juiced
  • 25 ml honey
  • sea salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

Candied nuts

  • Heat a medium-sized pan on medium-high heat.
  • Add the almonds, sugar, and water, and mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon until the water evaporates and the sugar starts to look dry.
  • Soon, the sugar will melt, and when the almonds all start to look shiny, the candied nuts are done.
  • Drop the nuts onto parchment paper. Use the wooden spoon to spread them out and let them cool.

Dressing

  • Mix lime juice, olive oil, honey, sea salt, and pepper to make the dressing.

Orange salad

  • Roughly chop the candied nuts.
  • Slice the oranges thinly.
  • Trim the peel off each slice.
  • Arrange the orange slices on a platter.
  • Top with pomegranate arils, mint, red onion, and candied nuts.

To assemble

  • Spoon the vinaigrette over the salad.
  • Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 226IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg