Hello Lovelies, I hope everyone enjoyed a nice weekend. I spent some cozy time with the family and less time working on my phone or computer. I have to admit, it's sometimes hard to step away from everything and to be in the moment, when you know there are always messages to reply to, a new recipe to photograph or to type for the blog. But on the other hand, I also need this time away to get new inspirations and ideas and of course my family always comes first.
So today I'm more than happy to be back with a new recipe. A winter salad inspired by seasonal ingredients and with my fav fruit at the moment: blood orange. I love the taste and of course the unique look of blood oranges. And now is the right time to enjoy them, because they are only in season for such a short period of time from Jan-March. Did you know, that blood oranges will get their special color only when they are in an environment with extreme temperature differences - 15 degree C at day and around 2 degree C at night. Otherwise the color change won't happen and they will stay just orange. Or you get just orange ones when you buy too early - like I did last December. They are packed with Vitamin C, just perfect for the grey season.
But lets talk about the salad now. I combined the blood oranges with roasted beets and carrots and also added some maple syrup, orange zest and fresh thyme to the veggies - this will give them the best flavor. Combined with fresh spinach (make sure to have the small baby spinach leaves), roasted hazelnuts and vegan cheese from New Roots (in my opinion the best you can get in Switzerland) - and all of it topped with the perfect Avocado.
The veggies before I put them in the oven - isn't that color just beautiful?!
