I love salads. I love them in any way, shape or form. And by salads I don't mean those mushy, mayo laden concoctions people usually put in between two slices of bread. I'm talking about fresh, crisp, colorful and nutritious. And of course, never boring.
I mean, if you think about it, when it comes to salads, the possibilities are endless.
I can't even tell you how many combinations we've come up with over the years. In fact, that's the thing we are sort of "known" for. You know how people usually serve appetizers before dinner when they entertain? Well, we serve salads. Like, half a dozen of them. Or more if we can find produce that is half decent. And everyone thoroughly enjoys them.
So here's another one to add to our repertoire. We love the addition of some type of warm element to compliment the freshness of the raw veggies. And the creamy avocado goes perfectly with the peppery arugula. Just, yum!
Do you have a favorite salad recipe? Please share it with us! We would love to add it to our list.
And we hope you'll add this one to yours 😉
Enjoy!
Blood Orange, Avocado & Pistachio Salad
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 15 large basil leaves, cut in ribbons (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 small blood oranges, sliced and quartered
- 5-7 ounces baby arugula
- 4 tbsp chopped roasted pistachios
- 4 oz sheep's feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
- 1 Hass avocado, diced (squeeze some fresh lemon on the avocado to prevent it from turning brown)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Sauté at medium hear for 5-7minutes, until translucent
- Add basil and blood orange and continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes. Set aside
- To assemble, arrange arugula at the bottom of 4 salad plates. Add warm onions, garlic and blood orange and top each one with 1 tablespoon of pistachios, 1 ounce feta cheese (if using) and diced avocado.
- Dress salad with Mustard or Chia Seed Dressing.
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
Oh my gosh - is this salad gorgeous or what??? Looks amazing and I love love love the ingredients! Fantastic - and your photos are BEAUTIFUL! They make me hungry! 🙂
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you so much!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
Good golly I lurrrrrve the textures in this salad! Looking at it makes me want summer all the more!
Vicky & Ruth says
We thought maybe we could expedite summer 🙂
ABC says
can you? PLEASE
Joanne says
This looks great!
Could you pre-cook the onion/basil mixture and add it (room temperature) to the salad?
Thanks!!
Vicky & Ruth says
Yes, you can pre-cook the onion basil mixture and add it later. Let us know if how you like it.
Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes says
This salad sounds so good and I LOVE the bright colours!
★★★★★
Vicky & Ruth says
We love playing with colors and texture in our salads.
✽. aimée .✽ / WallflowerGirl.co.uk says
Looks absolutely wonderful!
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you so much Aimée!
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
I love all the flavors and textures here: orange, avocado, pistachio. My favorite salad is a caesar (pretty boring) but I do like coming up with new and random combinations every now and then.
Vicky & Ruth says
We have fun creating new salads you can even bring some imagination to a caesar salad. We will have to try that!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
Salads are a favorite of mine as well. Especially if they look as colorful and fresh as this one. I love the flavor combo so much :--)
Vicky & Ruth says
Thanks Consuelo, we love salads as well!
Mary Frances says
Love the avocado and pistachio combo! I really enjoy both of those - together in a salad sounds amazing!
Vicky & Ruth says
Crunchy and creamy. It doesn't get any better than that 🙂
cindele says
I just made this for our Shabbos dinner...can't wait to serve it! I had a few strawberries that needed to get used so added them to the dressing..yum!!
★★★★★
Vicky & Ruth says
Loved the idea of adding strawberries to the dressing YUM!
[email protected] says
Love the beautiful vibrant colors in your photos, as always!
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you Chanie we love your pictures too
Sarah Klinkowitz says
I want this salad!
Vicky & Ruth says
Ha, ha, thanks!