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