Mint-Orange Salad

This is one of the simplest salad and is a North African cuisine original. No complex ingredient needed but the taste is surely one-of-a-kind.

The natural taste of oranges with mint infused in its juice is already delicious. This Mint-Orange Salad offers much more flavor, aroma and texture with its other ingredients such as raisins, almonds and cinnamon which have truly distinctive tastes. This might confuse your tongue a bit is surely worth it to have on the plate.

Ingredients

• Fresh Mint: Makes the juice minty once infused.
• Oranges: A flavor you can name.
• Raisins: The sweet and sour addition to this salad.
• Almonds: The crunch it brings.
• Cinnamon: The distinctive aroma.

Preparation

1. Soak: Soak the raisins with water for 10 minutes then drain. Set aside.
2. Juice: Juice 2 oranges. Slice the remaining with white pith removed then set aside. Heat the juice over a medium heat for 2 minutes. Once removed from the saucepan, stir in the chopped mint leaves. After 10 minutes, filter the juice.
3. Plate and Chill: Arrange the sliced oranges in a plate. Pour the mint-orange juice over the slices. Sprinkle the almonds and raisins. Sprinkle the ground cinnamon then chill. Let it stay in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more.
4. Serve: Garnish with whole mint leaves, 3-4, then serve.

Tips and Variations

This salad is as good as is.

Storage

• In the fridge: You can leave this chilled for 3-4 days in the refrigerator later serving. Be sure to place in a container with cover.