Disclaimer - this is NOT my recipe!
This beautiful, amazing, delicious salad is very much inspired by (/an idea totally copied from) a beautiful cafe I absolutely love in Seddon (in Melbourne’s inner west) that I have missed frequenting SO much over the past 2 years of lockdown/travel limits/having a child who was for a large part of that time not really into sitting still long enough for me to enjoy it.
That cafe is Common Galaxia.
(at the time of writing this their web site was down so I’ve linked to Mr Yum to view their menu and order online).
This cafe, pre-little-man, was my go-to for people coming to Melbourne that I’ve known forever online and wanted to share a meal with, and this was my go-to dish. Now, this interpretation is delicious but does not match the sweet ruby grapefruit CG always seem to have, the beautiful sourdough they always serve alongside and their perfectly poached eggs I always add on top. If you can get there to try the real thing, I recommend that.
If you can’t, here’s the little salad I’ve been making to fill the gap…
INGREDIENTS
- 2 Oranges, peeled, pith removed and roughly cubed
- 1 Grapefruit peeled, pith removed and roughly cubed (juice from waste reserved)
- 1 large bunch of rocket, washed
- 6-8 radishes (depending on size and how much you like them!)
- 1/2 a small red onion, finely sliced
- 2 small avocados peeled, seed removed and roughly cubed
- 1 large handful of almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
- 2-3 cubes of marinated feta + oil for dressing
METHOD
1. Toss the red onion with the reserved grapefruit juices and set aside.
2. Spread the rocket on a large plate and top with oranges, grapefruit, radishes, onion and avocado.
3. Top with almonds and break apart the feta and sprinkle on top.
4. Finally, dress with marinated feta oil (or olive oil, salt, pepper and a little lemon juice).
SO delicious.
At home, I’ve been serving this alongside pieces of salmon with plenty of lemon over everything when we’re tired of pasta but still want something delicious on the weekend. It goes beautiful as Common Galaxia serve it for breakfast with poached eggs and thick toasted sour dough. It’ll be a lovely addition to our BBQs (alongside the Ottolenghi salad I make on repeat and everyone requests) when the weather is warm and it’s safe to have people over again and honestly, it’s just delicious alone.
It’s just yum.
Let me know if you give it a try!
Nat x