Antioxidant-Rich Blood Orange Salad with Blueberries and Feta is layered with wonderful flavors, colors, and textures. Eating healthy never tasted so good!
True confession time? I'd never even tried a blood orange before making this Blood Orange Salad.
However, now that I know what I've been missing, blood oranges will be in my grocery cart all winter long...and they should be in yours, too!
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The ingredient list:
- Blood Oranges
- Mixed Baby Greens
- Avocado
- Red Onion
- Feta Cheese
- Pistachios (shelled)
- Tangerine Balsamic Vinegar
- Dijon Mustard
- Avocado Oil
- Ground Coriander
- Poppy Seeds
- Salt and Pepper
Kitchen tools and equipment needed:
- chef's knife
- cutting board
- salad bowl
- salad tongs
- salad dressing shaker
- measuring cups and spoons
The flavor of blood oranges:
It wasn't until I heard someone on television describes the taste of blood oranges being a combination of oranges and raspberries (I happen to love raspberries) that I decided to give them a try and find out what I'd been missing.
This salad is good for you!
I don't know about you, but I love a salad that's packed full of all sorts of flavors and textures.
One that's full to the brim with colorful ingredients, and one that I can feel good about eating because I know that I'm doing something good for my body.
This Antioxidant-Rich Blood Orange Salad with Blueberries & Feta is just that!
Along with the deeply colorful blood oranges and blueberries, I've added the healthy monounsaturated fat from everyone's favorite... the avocado.
Red onion slices add a tart and tangy bite, while the goat cheese crumbles add a creamy richness that offsets the tartness of the onion and provides bone-friendly calcium without all that stomach upsetting lactose.
And last, but certainly never least, chopped pistachios for their cholesterol-lowering, anti-aging properties, and, of course, their undeniable crunch and flavor.
Not to mention all that sits on top of a bed of super healthy mixed baby greens and spinach leaves.
The dressing:
I've topped my salad with an easy-to-make tangerine balsamic dressing which adds just the right amount of sweetness to the salad and compliments the flavor of the blood oranges quite nicely.
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However, please feel free to substitute your favorite balsamic vinegar (it doesn't need to be citrus-infused) in place of the tangerine balsamic, and then follow on with the dressing recipe as written.
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Additional healthy salad recipes:
- Avocado Mango Salad with Lime Poppy Seed Vinaigrette (shown below)
- Berry Chicken Avocado Salad (shown below)
- Fruit and Vegetable Chopped Salad (shown below)
*Blood Orange Salad with Blueberries and Feta (shown below) THIS IS THE PLACE!!
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Printable Recipe Card
Blood Orange Salad with Blueberries & Feta
Ingredients
For the salad;
- 3 - 4 cups mixed greens and baby spinach leaves
- 2 blood oranges peeled and sliced
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onions
- 1 avocado pitted and sliced
- 3 ounces goat cheese crumbled
- 1 cups chopped pistachios
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
For the dressing;
- ¼ cup tangerine balsamic vinegar or your favorite balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon poppy seed
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- ½ cup avocado oil
Instructions
- Place the greens in the bottom of a large, shallow salad bowl.
- Layer the remaining ingredients over the greens.
- Place all the dressing ingredients into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously to combine.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve cold.
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Until we eat again, I hope you have a delicious day!
Liz says
Such a tasty salad for busy days! I love the tangy fruit and it's a great way to get in a serving or two of veggies!
Renée says
Thanks, Liz! Glad you like it.
Take good care,
Renee
Dini says
I usually use blood orange to make boozy drinks, but this is a great idea too! I love how colorful it looks, and it sounds amazing with all the fruits and pistachios. Thank you so much for the recipe, this is definitely going in my rotation!
Renée says
Boozy drinks are never a bad thing! Hope you like the salad, too, Dini! 🙂
Nellie Tracy says
This looks incredible! I can tell it is going to become a regular meal at my house!
Renée says
Nice. Enjoy Nellie!
tisha says
Love how antioxidant rich this salad is! The blueberries and the blood orange give it such a gorgeous color and love the addition of feta!!
Renée says
Glad you like the feta addition. It really balances the salad nicely!
Agness of Run Agness Run says
Our daily diet should consist antioxidants! Hence, thanks for sharing this recipe. It is definitely worth trying!
Renée says
Thank you so much! I agree 100%. I hope you love this salad!