Orange Salsa

Ingredients (serves 4 – 6 as a side dish)

2 oranges

1 lemon

2 scallions (spring onions)

1 handful of flat leaf parsley

1 handful of toasted flaked almonds (to toast them yourself put them in a dry frying pan and toss them about for around 2 minutes. Watch them. The second you take your eye off them to answer the phone or put on a cd, they will burn)

3 tbsp Olive oil

Salt and pepper

• Supreme the oranges LINK and squeeze the remaining juice into the bowl
• Add the zest from half the lemon
• Slice the scallions into thin coins and add them too
• Chop the parsley as finely as you have the patience for  and add to the bowl
• Add the almonds
• Season with a pinch of salt and pepper
• Pour in the olive oil while mixing to bring everything together

Variations

• Add 2 tbsp of chopped black olives
• Or 2 tbsp of chopped green olives
• Add 1tbsp of rinsed salted capers, 1tbsp chopped black or green olives and I clove of grated or very finely minced garlic
• Use basil as well as parsley and use pine nuts instead of almonds