From Milan to Sicily
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Milan to Sicily by train
Orange salad with pecorino and black olives recipe
Ingredients for the salad
- 4 oranges, ideally a mix of blood oranges and regular oranges
- 1 large red onion, finely sliced into rings
- 11/ 1/ 1 4 oz (40 g) pecorino cheese, cut into small, fine slices
- 31/ 1/ 1 2 oz (100 g) black olives, pitted
For the salad dressing
- 1 small mandarin or clementine
- 1/ 1 3 cup (80 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper or chili flakes
- handful of oregano leaves
Steps
- Peel the oranges, making sure you completely remove the white pith.
- Slice them into thin rounds, flicking out and discarding any seeds, and put them on a serving plate.
- Add the onion rings, pecorino, and olives and gently mix with the orange slices using your hands.
- To make the dressing, squeeze the mandarin or clementine and mix the juice with the oil.
- Season with salt and pepper or chili flakes, add the oregano, and mix thoroughly.
- Pour the dressing over the orange salad and leave to infuse for a few minutes before serving.
