Orange and Olive Salad
 
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Recipe type: Citrus Fruit Salad
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: serves 2
Ingredients
  • 1 large blood orange
  • 1 large Cara-Cara orange
  • 1 large naval orange
  • 5 green and/or black olive-cured olives
  • 1 TBSP. pine nuts or chopped hazelnuts, toasted (optional)
  • --- freshly ground pepper
  • --- mint leaves
  • 1-2 TBSP. best quality olive oil
Instructions
  1. With a sharp knife, remove the peel of the oranges and as much of the pith as possible. Slice into wheels and remove any seeds. Reserve their juices and set aside.
  2. Lightly toast the pine nuts or hazelnuts and let them cool completely. Pit the olives and cut them in half.
  3. In a large platter, arrange the oranges in an overlapping way. Add the olives and the cooled nuts. Season the oranges lightly with some freshly ground pepper. Top with the reserved juices, the mint leaves and a drizzle of your best finishing olive oil.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/orange-and-olive-salad/