Winter Citrus Salad

With Blood Orange & Red Wine Vinaigrette

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Servings: About 6

Vibrant citrus fruits are plentiful in the dead of winter, and this is a great salad to brighten the dreariest of days. Don’t worry about exact measurements for salad ingredients. Use as much or as little as suits your fancy.

Ingredients

2 Blood oranges

2 Naval oranges

2 Clementines and/or tangerines

2 Limes

2 Lemons

2 Red grapefruit

Seeds from one pomegranate

1 avocado, cubed

1 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Freshly ground pepper  (we used pink peppercorns)

Fresh mint, optional

Vinaigrette

½ cup grapeseed oil

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon red grapefruit juice

2 tablespoons blood orange juice

1 tablespoon blood orange zest

3 tablespoons honey

½ teaspoon dried spearmint

Pinch of salt

Directions

Peel the citrus fruits and cut into thin slices, removing any seeds. Place onto platter along with avocado.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds, nuts, pepper and sprigs of mint.

Vinaigrette

Put all ingredients in jar with lid and shake to blend. Best if made at least one hour ahead.

How to open a pomegranate

What’s the best way to harvest the arils (seeds) from a pomegranate? Wendy shares her go-to, mess-free technique, plus some fun ways to use these unique fruits, in our digital extra Pomegranate Seeds, Without the Mess.