BHA & BHT Free Citrus Fruit Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing
Bright, jewel-toned citrus segments piled with crisp fennel and fresh mint make this salad as stunning to look at as it is to eat. The honey-ginger dressing — built from lime juice, freshly grated ginger, a whisper of turmeric, and extra-virgin olive oil — ties everything together with a warm, aromatic lift that feels anything but ordinary. Every single ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, which means no synthetic preservatives hiding in the mix, just clean, real food from start to finish. Supreming the oranges and grapefruit by hand takes a little patience, but the payoff is silky, pith-free segments that soak up the dressing beautifully. The fennel adds a subtle anise crunch that plays surprisingly well against the sweet-tart citrus, and the torn mint keeps each bite feeling cool and fresh. A finishing scatter of lime zest pulls the whole thing together with a fragrant pop. This is the kind of dish that looks like you spent hours on it but comes together with nothing more than a sharp knife and a good whisk.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 2 large navel oranges
- 2 blood oranges
- 1 large ruby red grapefruit
- 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced crosswise
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, torn
For the dressing
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
For serving
- 1 tsp lime zest (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Working over a large mixing bowl to catch any juices, cut the tops and bottoms off each orange, blood orange, and grapefruit, then stand each fruit upright and slice away the peel and white pith following the curve of the fruit. Hold each peeled fruit over the bowl and cut between the membranes to release the segments, letting them fall into the bowl. Squeeze the spent membranes over the bowl to extract any remaining juice, then discard the membranes.
- 2
Add the sliced fennel and torn mint leaves to the bowl with the citrus segments.
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