This is the simplest dish to serve as an antipasto or contorno and my friend Gina first introduced me to it: all you do is take some oranges, peel and cut them in the Sicilian way [a slice off the bottom, a slice off the top, then cut the peel and pith off by directing your knife around the inner part of the orange. Then segment it by cutting downwards.] Put the slices in a bowl and chill. When ready to serve, grind some black pepper over [add salt if you like] and drizzle with olive oil. Gina sometimes adds chopped red onion to her orange salad and some friends like to add olives. I prefer to use just oranges, and if you can mix "orange" oranges and Sicilian blood oranges you will have a very pretty dish indeed to present. This salad can also be served between courses to clear the palate.
I don't have a picture to show you as I just scoffed the lot!
I love blood oranges.. Another salad to try!
ReplyDeleteScoffed the lot!!! You are beginning to sound like James!!!
ReplyDeleteHi, jams. I am very salad-ish these days! Cheerypie - oh, dear!
ReplyDeleteSorry Welshcakes xx
ReplyDeleteOranges are very good with lettuce and red onion and dressing too. I love a citrus salad.
ReplyDeleteYou should be making videos to show us. I need to learn how to upload them.
Luvverly again it was. Profound comments coming from me, aren't there?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have thought of that. My imagination isn't very adventurous. I eat a lot of oranges "plain" though! I'll have to try it and see.
ReplyDeletesounds very refreshing! Will have to give it a go!
ReplyDeleteOh LOL at Cherie's first comment ;-)...Make it again and then show us the photo, it would be refreshing :-)
ReplyDeleteI love oranges in a red cabbage salad.
ReplyDeleteantipasto... means "after pasta", does it?
ReplyDeletestrange: somehow that expression made me think of the antiChrist!!
not the same thing at all, I am well aware...
never heard of onions with oranges... most fascinating...
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat's OK, cherrypie - you made me smile xx Hi, jmb. I don't think my camera can cope with videos - not sure I can , either! Most profound as always, James. Do try it, dragonstar and indigo-daisy! Thanks, nunyaa - I will. Ciao, Ellee. Sounds a great idea. Hi, Gleds. No, it means "before the meal" - pastO instead of pastA. Onions and oranges are good - trust me! Thanks, Richard.
ReplyDeleteYou've given me a great idea for my dinner tonight. I'm having fresh shrimp and I think I'll put them with lettuce, red onion, and pepper. Will let you know how it turns out. At least it'll be different. :D
ReplyDeleteWill give that a try WL sounds just right for a summers day...
ReplyDeleteThanks Cherrypie, missed that bit until I read your comment!!! :-)
Doesn;t sound like our Teacher does it !!! :-) :-)
Thanks, Leslie. Your supper idea sounds wonderful. Hi, anne. Glad you like this idea.
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