Recipes

Festive Citrus Salad with Toasted Pistachios

SERVES
8
COOK TIME
-
PREP TIME
15
DIFFICULTY
Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 kg oranges
  • 2-3 blood oranges
  • 2 mandarins
  • 1/2 onion thinly sliced into rings
  • fresh parsley springs
  • pistachios pan-toasted
Dressing
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic microplaned or minced
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
  • salt and pepper to taste
Method
  1. Prepare Citrus: Peel and slice the oranges, blood oranges and mandarins. Ideally, use a knife to peel so that you remove as much of the bitter pith as possible. Arrange the citrus on a platter, oranges on the bottom, layering with blood oranges for contrast. You truly could use any variety of citrus here - ruby red grapefruits are a delicious addition and the slight bitterness contrasts beautifully.
  2. Add Onion Rings: Scatter thinly sliced red onion rings over the citrus for a pop of colour and a punch of flavour.
  3. Prepare Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, microplaned or crushed garlic, and either maple syrup or honey. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Drizzle Dressing: Drizzle the dressing over the citrus salad just before serving, ensuring you dress all of the citrus generously.
  5. Sprinkle Parsley and Pistachios: Sprinkle the citrus with picked parsley sprigs and pan-toasted pistachios evenly and serve.
Tip: Don’t waste the juice that you’ll collect while cutting up your citrus - whisk it into the dressing & pour that deliciousness on!