I’m writing to you from London {well, virtually.. I made this right before I left!} with a winter citrus report.
Loving these crisp, clean flavors bringing with them a piece of sunshine on a whiteout day.
If you have not used shiso before, it is full of vibrant lemon-y flavor itself, with a hidden depth reminiscent of Thai basil.
I hesitate to call this a salad – although this can be a supremely elegant dish, it is equally fantastic eaten with your hands, by wrapping a bite of all of the ingredients in each shiso leaf.
Shiso, pomegranate & blood orange
You’ll need:
- 1 Cara Cara or blood orange
- 1 small tangerine
- 6-8 shiso leaves
- 4 T pistachios, shelled
- 3 T pomegranate seeds
- fleur de sel
- fresh lemon juice
- green extra virgin olive oil
1. Supreme the blood orange and tangerine and arrange on top of shiso leaves.
2. Lightly crush the shelled pistachios with the back of a knife. Add the toppings to the citrus.
3. Dress simply with green extra virgin olive oil, a little lemon juice, and a sprinkle of fleur de sel.
More winter citrus inspiration here and here.
This blood orange looks magnificent, it gives so much flavour!
Great refreshing side dish 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you, Uru! It *is* beautiful.
This looks amazing. I don’t think I can get my hands on shiso around here, but I’ve tasted it before, and loved it. I also love savory orange salads, and anything sprinkled with pomegranate arils and pistachios is bound to win me over. Lovely post, Ksenia!
Thank you, Darya! It’s still a bit hard to find outside of Asian supermarkets, that’s for sure!
Citrus salads are so beautiful and so welcome at this time of year. I love all the flavours you chose for this one. And I’m looking forward to hearing about your travels, too!
Completely agreed! If it were up to me, the whole blog right now would be citrus salads. Postcard from London coming up!
Don’t you just love shiso leaves they are so delightful in a salad. Beautiful!
Love them! And should really start using them more in everything, I’ve decided 🙂
Some serious inspiration for beautiful clean flavours and those delicate peppery leaves. Love the mood too 😉 Happy Travels!
Thanks so much, Alice! It’s been crazy busy but fun.
Now this looks like a salad I would really enjoy! Love the citrus 🙂
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!