Oranges and Lemons

Oranges have been a running theme in BOB for the past few weeks which has helped me to rediscover my love for the citrus fruit. One orange provides more than the daily requirement of Vitamin C. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the severity of infection but has numerous other roles in the body including the formation of collagen, defence against free radicals and as an antihistamine. Citrus fruits also contain lots of fibre and important antioxidants. BOB gave us beautiful lemons this week which are so cleansing when squeezed into warm water and drunk first thing in the morning. I also use lemons in most of my salad dressings and marinades.

I have started putting oranges into salads because they are so delicious. This is a really simple salad that would be a perfect accompaniment to meat. The sweetness of the oranges works so well with the salty sour taste of olives.

2 or more oranges, peeled and cut into segments
Rocket leaves
Fennel thinly sliced
Olives

For the dressing:
Lemon juice
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper

Mix the salad ingredients together and then toss in the lemon juice and olive oil dressing.