Moroccan Style Salad with Oranges & Dates
Delicious and nutritious, this Moroccan inspired salad is rich in flavors and textures, and packed with goodness. Greens, dates, Limoneira® oranges, and more delicacies come together, with a luscious vinaigrette to finish it off. It’s a meal on its own with bread or soup, or a spectacular first course or side dish.
Ingredients
Orange Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
- 1 Limoneira® orange zest & juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Kosher salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Salad
- 2 large Limoneira® oranges supremed
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup whole almonds
- 1/4 cup Medjool dates pitted & chopped
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 2 sprigs mint chopped
Instructions
Vinaigrette
- Add all the ingredients to a small bowl, and whisk until well blended.
- Whisk just before you serve to allow for the best combination.
Salad
- To supreme the oranges, using a very sharp small knife, and working over a bowl to catch any juices (you can add it to the dressing), carefully cut off all the peel and pith until you are left with a round, skinless orange.
- Slice in between the membranes, so that you release only the flesh of the fruit in segments that are (largely) intact.
- Toss the spinach and mint, and divide it between two plates.
- Arrange the dates, almonds, pomegranate seeds, and orange segments on each plate.
- Drizzle with the dressing.
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