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Orange Salad

This is the most common Moroccan dessert; it is always appealing and perfect to serve after a rich meal.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

6 large oranges
1 tablespoon orange blossom water
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar (optional)
To decorate: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel the oranges, taking care to remove all the white pith. Cut into slices, remove any pips, and arrange in circles on a serving plate. Sprinkle with orange blossom water and confectioners’ sugar, if using.

    Step 2

    Just before serving, decorate with lines of ground cinnamon.

  2. variations

    Step 3

    Sprinkle with 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped, and 8 dates, coarsely chopped.

    Step 4

    Replace 3 of the oranges with blood oranges.

Arabesque
TagsFruit DessertDessertMoroccanNorth AfricanAfricanOrangeCitrusFruitDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVeganQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookCookbooks
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