Orange salad with saffron recipe

Orange Salad with Saffron recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
This refreshing and vibrant orange salad with saffron recipe is a delightful combination of flavors and textures. The juicy sweetness of fresh oranges is perfectly balanced with the subtle floral notes of saffron. It's a simple yet elegant dish that can be enjoyed as a light appetizer or a refreshing side dish. The bright colors and aromatic ingredients make this salad a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds.

Keywords: orange salad, saffron, refreshing, vibrant, appetizer.

Orange salad with saffron recipe details

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Ingredients

150 g	sugar
2	vanilla pods, black seeds scraped out
4	oranges, grated peel and fillets
1 stalk(s)	lemon grass, cut small
2	kaffir lime leaves
1 tsp	fresh ginger, grated, finely chopped
500 ml	orange juice, freshly pressed
3 tbsp	corn starch
1 g	saffron
	Grand Marnier, liqueur
4 scoop(s)	vanilla ice cream, to serve

Instructions

In a saucepan, caramelise the sugar with 3 tablespoons of water over medium heat until golden brown. Add the vanilla seeds, the orange peel, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and ginger. Deglaze with the orange juice and stir well.

Simmer the mixture over low heat, then strain through a sieve back into the saucepan and bring to the boil again. Mix the corn starch with a little cold water until smooth, stir this into the saucepan and cook until thickened. Stir in the saffron and refine to taste with Grand Marnier.

Take from heat, add the orange fillets and marinate at room temperature for 2 hours.

Gently reheat the orange salad until lukewarm and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 30 min
Resting time:
ca. 2 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a