Citrus Salad with Mint Sugar

A bright and refreshing salad featuring an assortment of citrus fruits including grapefruits, oranges, tangerines, and clementines, topped with a delicate mint-infused sugar. Perfect for a light dessert or brunch dish.

8 servings
25 min

Ingredients

  • 7 each grapefruits, navel oranges, tangerines, and clementines
  • 2 whole lemons
  • 2 whole limes
  • 2 tablespoons grand Marnier
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint
  • 8 whole kumquats

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cut peel and white pith from all fruit except kumquats. Slice clementines crosswise into 1/4" slices. Cut between membranes of remaining peeled fruit to release segments. Mix fruits in a large bowl. Add Grand Marnier, if using; toss gently to incorporate. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

    20 min

  2. 2.

    Combine sugar and mint in a small food processor. Pulse until mint is finely chopped. Transfer fruit to a large bowl, scatter kumquat slices over, if using, and sprinkle salad with 2 Tbsp. mint sugar. Serve remaining mint sugar alongside.

    5 min

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