Oats Free Winter Citrus Salad with Turmeric-Ginger Dressing
This vibrant winter salad is a serious showstopper — layers of navel oranges, blood oranges, and grapefruit fanned over peppery arugula with creamy avocado, crunchy pistachios, and wisps of red onion. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of oats and oat derivatives, so there's no label-scanning required and no substitutions needed to make it work. The real magic is the turmeric-ginger dressing, a bright, golden vinaigrette whisked together with fresh lemon juice, raw honey, and a crack of black pepper that ties all those bold citrus flavors into something cohesive and a little unexpected. Blood oranges bring a gorgeous jewel-toned color that makes the whole platter look like it belongs in a magazine, and the torn mint garnish adds a fresh, herby finish if you want to lean into that. It comes together in just a few steps — segment the citrus, toss with arugula and dressing, then arrange and serve — making it as approachable as it is impressive. This is the kind of salad that earns compliments at a winter dinner party or makes a weekday lunch feel genuinely special.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 2 navel oranges
- 1 large grapefruit
- 2 blood oranges
- 5 oz baby arugula
- 1 large avocado, pitted, peeled, and sliced
- ⅓ cup dry-roasted pistachios, roughly chopped
- ¼ small red onion, very thinly sliced
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- ¼ tsp salt
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, torn (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Make the dressing: in a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, turmeric, ginger, black pepper, and salt until smooth and fully combined.
- 2
Segment the citrus: working over the large mixing bowl to catch any juice, cut away the peel and pith from the navel oranges, grapefruit, and blood oranges, then slice between the membranes to release the segments. Discard the membranes.
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