Citrus Salad
simple yet, a refreshing salad made with oranges, grapefruit, mandarins, and lemon. With all the varieties this citrus salad recipe is a fun way to explore their world.
Ingredients
Citrus Salad
- 2 Navel Oranges
- 4 Mandarin Orange
- 1 Grapefruit
- Just a dash finishing salt
Citronette
- 2 tsp (2g) Orange zest
- 1 Tbsp (2g) Lemon zest
- 1 Tbsp (1g) Grapefruit zest
- 5 Tbsp (73g) Lemon Juice
- 5 tsp (22g) Brow sugar
Instructions
- Wash the citrus and remove any stickers.
- Zest the oranges, lemon, and grapefruit skin and place zest in a bowl.
- Add the brown sugar.
- Place a flat bottomed pan on medium heat.
- Cut two lemons in half, then place cut side down on the pan.
- Sear for about two minutes until the lemons are a deep brown color.
- Juice the lemons and measure the desired juice.
- Whisk all ingredients together.
Assembling Salad
- Peel all of the citrus.
- Cut the oranges and grapefruit in half, then slice into half-inch slices.
- Slice the mandarins into Half- inch slices.
- Place all of the pieces onto a plate and top with the Citronette.
- Sprinkle with finishing salt.
- Enjoy
Notes
Avoid zesting too much of the white pith from the citrus. It will impart an unwanted bitterness.