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Blood Orange Salad with a Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Lauren Caris Short

By Lauren Caris Short

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A delicious, winter salad featuring blood oranges and balsamic vinegar. A delicious mix of sweet and savoury, the flavours in this salad are fresh, bright and just what you need this winter!

A delicious, winter salad featuring blood oranges and balsamic vinegar

I really do have a bit of a blood orange obsession, and for good reason. These gorgeous little red oranges only appear for a short time every year, so I always have the urge to use them in EVERYTHING! They are great for topping smoothie bowls, in cocktails and on salads.

A delicious, winter salad featuring blood oranges and balsamic vinegar

Blood oranges lend themselves really well to salads, their acidic quality perfectly balances the earthy, green leaves, and a hit of balsamic vinegar adds just a hint of sweetness. Throw on some avocado for creaminess, some nuts and seeds, and you’ve got yourself a delicious, winter, blood orange salad!

A delicious, winter salad featuring blood oranges and balsamic vinegar
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5 from 1 vote

Blood Orange Salad

A delicious, winter salad featuring blood oranges and balsamic vinegar. A delicious mix of sweet and savoury, the flavours in this salad are fresh, bright and just what you need this winter!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 Blood Orange
  • 2-4 large handfuls Greens (of your choice)
  • 1/4 Red Onion
  • 1 Avocado
  • 4 tbsp Mixed Nuts and Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • Sprouts (for topping)

Instructions

  • Place the greens in the bottom of your salad bowls. Whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil and toss with the salad leaves.
  • Slice the blood oranges and chop off the skins. Slice into pieces and arrange on top of the leaves. Finely slice the red onion and sprinkle a few pieces on top.
  • Sprinkle over the mixed nuts and seeds, the sprouts and slice up the avocado to finish.
  • Serve immediately.

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  1. Artificial light can be so tricky!! The winter months certainly force the need for it in my region. These photos (and that salad!!) look so gorgeous. I love oranges and ALLLL citrus!

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    • Same here Maria! I’m so glad I’m finally starting to get to grips with it, it will make this Winter a LOT easier, and maybe even the summer when the sun is a bit uncontrollable. Thanks for the kind comments! It was delicious, I’m blood orange obsessed too!

    • Thanks Sarah! I’m so glad you found the video useful, I absolutely love working with Tommy, he’s such a pro!