Whilst we don’t grow blood oranges in the UK they are grown in abundance in Spain and Italy. Riverford Organics supply these and many other fabulous varieties of citrus fruits which are all particularly good at this time of the year. At Riverford, all fruit is grown, picked and packed to the highest ethical standards and never airfreighted. They have lots of other varieties of orange too which could be substituted here since the season for blood oranges is short.
It may seem a bit of a faff to make this salad given the need to cook the beetroot and the kale in advance and then on top of that you need to segment the oranges. But it is a truly lovely combination of flavours and is, I think, worth the effort. And, with a little practice and a good, sharp, serrated fruit knife, segmenting an orange is a fun skill to gain if you don’t have it already. There are plenty of tutorials available online.
Enough for 4
2 or 3 blood oranges, segmented.
4 medium sized cooked beetroots
4 generous handfuls of kale
200g organic Feta cheese
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic or, even better, apple balsamic vinegar
A pinch of sea salt flakes
- Wash the kale and remove and discard the tough central stalks. Add the kale to a pan of boiling, lightly salted boiling water, reduce the heat and let them simmer for five minutes. Drain the kale well and let it cool.
- Cut each of the cooked beetroots in half and then cut each half into 4 or five half-moons.
- Whisk the oil with the vinegar and a pinch of salt.
- Arrange the oranges, kale and beetroot on 4 plates and crumble the cheese over the top. Add the segments of orange.
- Whisk the oil, vinegar and salt together and then spoon it evenly over the salad.
See also: – – Beetroot – Kale – Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Liberty Fields Apple Balsamic Vinegar
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