Bittersweet salad
A bright, bittersweet salad with ruby blood-orange syrup shine.
Silky ricotta, crunchy pine nuts, and pomegranate pops in every bite.
Fresh radicchio and endive leaves feel cool, tender, and lively.
lunch ⏱ 35 min 410 kcal / portion 35.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian milktree nuts 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- slice and segment the blood oranges
- simmer the orange syrup 20-25 min until thick and strain
- cool the orange syrup then stir in orange blossom water
- tear the radicchio leaves roughly into large pieces
- prepare and tear the endive leaves
- toss the radicchio and endive with olive oil and seasonings
- toasting pine nuts 20 min
- assemble the salad base with leaves on serving plates
- add orange segments and small red leaves to the salad base
- dot the salad with ricotta
- drizzle the orange syrup over the salad
- finish with toasted pine nuts and pomegranate seeds