Citrus-Date Salad

This fresh and colorful salad is a perfect side to grilled chicken or pork tenderloin. As you eat, the citrus juices mingle with the oil, so you don't even have to mix up a dressing.

Citrus-Date Salad
Photo: Paul Lowe
Total Time:
15 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 4 medium oranges, blood oranges and/or tangerines, peeled and sliced*

  • 12 whole dates, pitted and halved lengthwise

  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

  • 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

  • Fresh arugula

  • Salt

  • Cracked black pepper

  • Extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. On a large platter, arrange oranges, dates, feta cheese, pine nuts and a handful or two of arugula. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.

*PREP TIP

You definitely don't want bitter pith on your citrus slices in this salad, so don't peel them by hand. Instead, set the fruit on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to remove the skin, cutting off strips from top to bottom, and working your way around. Use the knife to remove any lingering pith you might have missed.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

243 Calories
11g Fat
35g Carbs
5g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 243
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 17mg 6%
Sodium 287mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 35g 13%
Total Sugars 29g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 70mg 350%
Calcium 161mg 12%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 443mg 9%
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