The Sicilian orange salad (''Insalata di arance'') is a typical
salad
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dish of the
Spanish
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and
Sicilian cuisine, which uses
oranges
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as its main ingredient. It is usually served at the beginning or at the end of a meal.
In its most basic form the salad consists of thin, tart orange slices served with
olive oil
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,
salt
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and
black pepper
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. The slightly tart taste of a salad, which is usually achieved by using a
vinaigrette
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is instead provided by the orange slices themselves.
Common variations mix the orange slices with a few additional ingredients such as sliced fennel bulbs, onions and black olives.
In such cases often a vinaigrette is added as well, which is made of olive oil, white wine
vinegar
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, salt, pepper and various herbs, e.g.
rosemary
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See also
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List of fruit dishes
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List of salads
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List of Sicilian dishes
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Notes
[ Edward Behr, James MacGuire: ''The Art of Eating''. University of California Press 2011, , p. 102 ()]
[Jeremy MacVeigh: ''International Cuisine''. Cengage Learning 2008, , p. 88 ()]
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