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    Mediterranean Blood Orange and Leeks Salad

    Published: Dec 20, 2020 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This Blood Orange and Leeks Salad is a Mediterranean Winter salad. Different variations of this salad can be found in Albania and Greece. Traditional recipe doesn’t have arugula, but if you try it you’ll definitely agree with me that arugula is such a great addition:).

    A platter of blood orange salad and leeks. You can see arugula leaves and kalamata olives too.
    Mediterranean Orange & Leeks Salad

    This salad is pretty easy to make! It has few ingredients and simple dressing. If you are not familiar with Mediterranean flavors, we use oranges quite a bit in salads, especially with olives. Check out these other orange salad recipes:

    • Orange, Avocado & Olives Salad
    • Blood Orange & Cabbage Salad

    Dressing for Orange Salad

    The most typical dressing for orange salads is extra virgin olive oil, salt and citrus juice. Usually I squeeze a lemon or another orange. The mix of sweet, tart and salt from the oranges and olives gives the salad that amazing flavor so you don’t want the dressing to overwhelm.

    Something else you can add instead of citrus juice is White Balsamic Vinegar.

    Finally for a more complex dressing, you can add some honey into the mix of olive oil and the white balsamic vinegar.

    An orange salad, shown sideways. Ingredients visible on the salads are olives, leeks, greens and blood oranges sliced in circular shape.
    Mediterranean Blood Orange Salad

    What Do You Serve This Salad With?

    Several times when I show my salads in social media, I get asked what do you serve that salad with. Here are couple of options:

    1. Big dinner celebrations – orange salads usually make for the star of the table. Everyone always comments on how refreshing and tasty they are. Also, fruit and citrus salads in general tend to balance flavors with leg of lamb, roasted ham or turkey. It kind of counterbalances grease from big roasts.
    2. Regular Sunday dinner – usually I’ll have a roasted chicken or lamb chops ready for family dinner. That meal with this salad and another side dish like rice, dinner rolls or roasted potatoes tastes amazing.
    3. I tend to use this salad when I try to lower my carb intake for few weeks. As a food blogger, I’m always cooking and tasting food. Holiday baking season is insane in my house. So January it’s time for a little detox and going back to healthy. Serve this salad with baked chicken breast or salmon.
    A salad platter with greens, blood orange, olives and leeks.

    Mediterranean Blood Orange & Leeks Salad

    This Winter Mediterranean salad with Blood Oranges and Leeks will be the star of your table for the holidays. Salad is low carb and Mediterranean Diet friendly on its own.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Albanian, Mediterranean
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 152 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Salad Ingredients

    • 3 ozs arugula
    • 3 blood oranges
    • 1 leek
    • 20 kalamata olives

    Dressing

    • 3 tbsps olive oil extra virgin
    • 2 tbsps white balsamic vinegar or the fresh juice of 1 orange
    • 0.5 tsp salt adjust salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Peel the oranges whole. Slice them. Wash and clean leek carefully. Slice it very thinly.
    • Set up the platter. Add arugula as the bottom layer. Then add another layer with all the sliced oranges. Then sprinkle the sliced leeks over the platter. Finally add all the olives.
    • You can just add salt evenly over salad, then olive oil and finally citrus juice or white balsamic vinegar. Or you can prepare the dressing on the side in a container where you mix these ingredients up then pour the dressing over salad. Personally if I add each ingredients separately to the salad platter, I use the same exact measurements as in the recipe card. However, if I'm preparing the dressing to serve on the side, then I double it up so everyone can add as much as they want.
    • It's better to serve the salad right away, however if you're still finalizing the rest of your meal, then refrigerate the salad as needed. Get it our of the refrigerator about 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy:)

    Notes

    • If using the salad in a big family celebrations where you have lots of other dishes, then this recipe is for 4 servings. Double up if needed.
    • If serving this salad just with chicken or salmon, then you might need to add more arugula.

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Mediterranean Blood Orange & Leeks Salad
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 152 Calories from Fat 126
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14g22%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Sodium 614mg27%
    Potassium 145mg4%
    Carbohydrates 7g2%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 976IU20%
    Vitamin C 11mg13%
    Calcium 61mg6%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 614mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 976IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword blood orange salad, Mediterranean Salad, orange leeks salad, orange salad
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    Mediterranean Blood Orange & Leeks Salad

    Other Orange Salads:

    Check out more orange salads from my blog, besides salads.

    • Blood Orange Vodka Cocktail
    • Orange Cookies
    • Orange Cake

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    Filed Under: Albanian, Mediterranean Food, Recipes, Salads Tagged With: Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean Salad

    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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