Orange Salad With Pomegranates

The recipe Orange Salad With Pomegranates can be made in roughly 45 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 165 calories, 3g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. For $1.32 per serving, this recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It is brought to you by Foodista. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. A mixture of olive oil, pomegranate arils, lemon juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 75%, which is solid. Orange Salad with Pomegranates, Radicchio Salad With Walnuts And Pomegranates, and Turkey Couscous Salad With Pomegranates are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

1. About 1 hour before making salad, place onion slices in bowl and marinate in lemon juice. Peel oranges and cut into thin, round slices with very sharp knife. Cut rounds in half and pick out seeds.
2. Place oranges in large work bowl, drain onion of all excess liquid and add onion to oranges. Sprinkle mixture with pepper. Combine oil and vinegar to make the vinaigrette.
3. Pour over oranges, cover and set aside in cool place to infuse for 30 minutes.
4. Add cucumber, pomegranate arils and olives. Adjust seasoning, then scatter mint over top and serve.
5. This recipe yields 6 servings.
6. Wine Suggestions: Rose and blush wines, such as American white Zinfandels, are a good beverage choice when pairing with foods that are fruity, acidic, spicy and complex, such as this salad.
7. Comments: The inspiration for this salad is North Africa, where pomegranates are used in a variety of creative ways. The salad's secret is its startling interplay of flavors: the tartness of the fruit, the onion - the infusion of the onion is an important step, so do not skip it - and most importantly, the saltiness of the olives. The lemon removes the sharpness of the raw onion and colors it pink, an important visual note in the salad's appearance.