For the citrus salad Remove the orange and grapefruit caps with a knife. Now separate the peel from the flesh with a knife in small steps. Make a slightly round cut downwards. What remains is the fruit without the sometimes rough skin.
Cut the citrus fruits into slices, collect the resulting juice and use it for the dressing.
For the sumacdressing Mix the collected juice with rapeseed oil and sumac as well as salt and pepper.
In the original recipe, the author uses olive oil. We have deliberately replaced this with rapeseed oil (see notes).
serving Arrange the orange and grapefruit slices on a large plate and drizzle with the dressing. Scatter the barberries and pistachios on top and serve garnished with some fresh mint.
Detailed Nutritional Information per Person for this Recipe
The majority of the nutritional information comes from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture). This means that the information for natural products is often incomplete or only given within broader categories, whereas in most cases products made from these have more complete information displayed.
If we take flaxseed, for example, the important essential amino acid ALA (omega-3) is only included in an overarching category whereas for flaxseed oil ALA is listed specifically. In time, we will be able to change this, but it will require a lot of work. An “i” appears behind ingredients that have been adjusted and an explanation appears when you hover over this symbol.
For Erb Muesli, the original calculations resulted in 48 % of the daily requirement of ALA — but with the correction, we see that the muesli actually covers >100 % of the necessary recommendation for the omega-3 fatty acid ALA. Our goal is to eventually be able to compare the nutritional value of our recipes with those that are used in conventional western lifestyles.
With its sour, tart note, the oriental spice sumac gives this citrus salad an exotic taste, which is complemented by pistachios and barberries.
Olive oil versus rapeseed oil: The original recipe uses olive oil. We have deliberately replaced it with rapeseed oil. Economic forces and lobbying have made olive oil a cult oil, although the omega-6 (LA) to omega-3 fatty acid (ALA) ratio is well above the recommended maximum ratio of 5:1. Compared to olive oil, rapeseed oil has several times higher content of essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 fatty acids. You can find further information on this topic at the following link: Vegans often eat unhealthily. Avoidable nutritional errors.
Sumac: Sumac, more precisely called tanner sumac or spice sumac, is a typical oriental spice. Before it is used for seasoning, it is usually mixed with salt. Tanner sumac is a wonderful alternative to vinegar or lemon juice due to its sour taste.
Barberries: As their second names "barberry" or "vinegar berry" suggest, these small fruits have a sour to acidic taste.
Tips
Shopping: You can find both sumac and barberries in Turkish or oriental grocery stores or in some well-stocked supermarkets.
Alternate preparation
Alternative to barberries: If you don't have barberries on hand, you can also use dried cranberries or currants (possibly soak them in lemon or lime juice first).
Salad addition: Coarsely chopped chicory or radicchio also go well with this salad.
