I've made this dish on Christmas Eve for about the past 10 years. Even before I could convince my kids to eat salad they would devour this one (well, almost. Chloe still eats everything but the arugula as she considers it "too spicy").
This light and healthy Winter Citrus Salad is really bright in color and perfect for the season, featuring a variety of incredible winter fruits like crunchy pomegranate seeds and tangy citrus like cara cara or blood oranges. The past few holidays several family members asked me if the recipe was on weelicious so they could make it themselves. Every year I promised I would add it but mommy brain always sets in and I forget. Well, not this year!
See for yourself why this gets everyone in my family so excited.
Winter Citrus Salad (serves 4-6)
- Prep Time:6 minutes, (PT6M)
- Total Time: 6 minutes, (PT6M)
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (1 bag) arugula or mixed greens
- 2 blood, cars cara and/or navel oranges, peeled and sliced or sectioned
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon 2 blood, cara cara or navel orange juice
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation
- 1. Place the greens in a large salad bowl. Top with the blood orange slices, pomegranate seeds, almonds, shallots and fennel.
- 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the blood orange juice, vinegar and olive oil. Pour over the salad and toss to combine.
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