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<\/p>\nHave you ever thought about winter as a colorful season?
\nUnlike summer, where scents and colors are brazenly displayed, those of winter must be patiently searched for.<\/p>\n
In the blue of a clear sky, under the peel of citrus fruits, among the moist, emerald green tufts of a crispy, belly fennel, in an apple box covered by an old cloth.<\/p>\n
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Among my favorite winter scents, one reminds me of the fresh, crisp air of the season. That of agrumes.<\/p>\n
Oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, bergamots, citrons, lemons, scent the air as soon as they are peeled.<\/p>\n
I still do what my grandmother used to do: put orange and lemon peels on the radiators. It is an old method of diffusing their aroma and gives me the pleasure of repeating dear gestures learned as a child.<\/p>\n
Oranges are among the most widely grown citrus fruits in the world and Italy is one of the producing countries in the Mediterranean area.<\/p>\n
Between Calabrian and Campanian oranges, Sicilian fruits are the most common. Oranges have been on my winter table since I was a child.<\/p>\n At home, grandmother and parents ate oranges and tangerines as end-of-meal fruit.<\/p>\n But the scent of the orange also makes me think of hot wine, as mulled wine was once called in Romagna. The one that I could only smell and stir and that my grandmother used to make to accompany adult evenings spent playing cards. The freshly squeezed juice, in Italian spremuta<\/em>, was reserved for us children’s merenda; otherwise the precious juice was used in the preparation of sauces or desserts. When I was a child, oranges were used in many ways but not for making salad.<\/p>\n It was only when I grew up, and thanks to the people I met and the places I lived, that I added new pages to my recipe book and increased the number of preparations using oranges. And I started making winter salads with oranges.<\/p>\n Especially two are my favorite recipes.<\/p>\n Crispy fennel, oranges and olives, a great classic among Italian salads, for me this is “Carmen salad”. I associate this simple dish with a beautiful memory of friendship and good food shared. And to the occasion when I ate it for the first time.<\/p>\n Since then I have made it many, many times. It is a recipe that I found among the yellowed pages of Eleonora’s notebooks (I tell about her, and about the luck of having a loving grandmother as well as several other almost-grandmothers, in the recipe for Lasagna goccia d’Oro<\/a>). Born and raised in the countryside, in the kitchen she had taste and a fine hand.<\/p>\n Her notes included drizzling the apples with brandy and stirring with pieces of peeled orange. I imagined the salad as a side for an important roast and the power of that image inspired me for days.<\/p>\n Wanting to try the combo apples and oranges, a pair that could also pass for macedonia<\/em><\/a> (fruit salad) I added crunchy walnuts from Romagna and a few flakes of parmigiano. Buona cucina, Monica<\/p>\n If you like, you can follow me on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Food Tips.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Buy fennel specifying that it should be eaten ‘raw’, it is crispier.<\/p>\n Yellow or red oranges? Depends on taste, both are fine.<\/p>\n After peeling the oranges, try to remove the white part which is a little bitter.<\/p>\n Don’t forget to drizzle the apples with lemon juice.<\/p>\n serves 4 2 small fennels Directions<\/p>\n Wash the fennel and cut it into very thin slices.<\/p>\n Peel the orange, remove the white part, cut into wedges or slices, if you decide for slices cut thin slices.<\/p>\n Make the salad alternating fennel and orange slices. serves 4 2 crisp apples Directions<\/p>\n Peel the apples, remove the core, cut into segments and drizzle with lemon juice.<\/p>\n Peel the oranges, remove the white membranes, cut each slice into 3 parts and add to the apples.<\/p>\n Also add the coarsely chopped walnuts and parmigiano flakes.<\/p>\n Season with olive oil and salt just before serving.<\/p>\n Have you ever thought about winter as a colorful season? Unlike summer, where scents and colors are brazenly displayed, those of winter must be patiently searched for. 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\nAnd while it is well known that eating them is a good habit, and that production on global scale means that they are available all year round, for me the agrume season remains winter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nServed with walnuts and mandarins, that once snacks were simple things.<\/p>\n
\nPulp and peel were also used to make marmalades<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Fennel,](\"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_9372.jpg\" "\\"Fennel,")
<\/p>\nTwo winter salads from my repertoire.<\/h4>\n
\nIt’s a good recipe for each time I’m in a hurry, but I also like to make it to accompany a roast like roast beef<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe second salad is just as simple and tasty.<\/h5>\n
\nIf you want a salad for lunch it is more complete, but if you intend to serve it during formal meal, try the simpler version.<\/p>\nKeep in Touch<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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<\/p>\n\nOrange, Fennel And Olive Salad<\/h2>\n
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\nIngredients<\/p>\n
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\n1 orange
\n50 g olives
\nextra virgin olive oil and salt to taste<\/p>\n
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\nAdd the olives and dress with olive oil and salt.<\/p>\n![\"Fennel,](\"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_9374.jpg\" "\\"Fennel,")
<\/p>\nApple, Orange, Walnut and Parmigiano Salad<\/h2>\n
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\nIngredients<\/p>\n
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\n1 orange
\nwalnuts, about ten
\nParmesan cheese flakes, 60g
\njuice of one lemon<\/p>\n
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