I know… I know, weird combo!
I’m sorry, I just can’t help it. I love coming up with very strange, odd and different food combinations, sometimes. I like to think outside the box, you see?
Or sometimes, it’s just that I look at all the leftovers from other “projects” and I try and think of ways to make them fit together. Hey, I hate wasting food, remember? Gotta use it up, somehow! 
That’s when you take a little bit of this, and a little bit of that and add it to a bunch of these and see what it says.
What’s pretty amazing is that, more often then not, my super strange combos really work!
This salad here was no exception. I think I’d even go as far as saying that it’s probably one of my strangest combinations, so far, but it was truly delicious!
So fresh, so intensely flavorful, and loaded with so many textures. It really was quite a sensory experience! I mean, you get spicy, sweet, tangy, peppery, salty, nutty, crunchy, creamy, juicy and crispy, all that in every bite!
And alright, sorry, I’m sure you’ve all noticed: I cooked with oranges again… PLUS the resulting dish has a bit of an Asian twist to it, too…
You surprised?
I thought not!
I promise that I’m almost done with this oranges / Asian kick. Almost…
However… I don’t mean to alarm you, but I am planning on buying a brand new case of Navel oranges tomorrow, so there is a slight chance that I MIGHT come up with another recipe or two featuring oranges.
But no more than two, I swear.
I’m thinking orange, goat cheese, pistachio, wild rice…
Hmmmm… OK, maybe three…
ORANGE, STRAWBERRY AND NAVY BEAN SALAD
INGREDIENTS
(Serves 1)
Salad
- 1 large navel orange
- 5-6 large strawberries, chopped
- 1 cup Navy beans, cooked and cooled (you could also use canned)
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 tbsp (25g) fresh ginger, grated
- 10-12 leaves each fresh sweet basil and mint, coarsely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 3-4 baby bok choy, shredded
- This couldn’t be easier. Start by peeling your orange with a knife, then cut it into slices and cut each slice into 4 pieces.
- Add that to a large mixing bowl, followed by the rest of the ingredients, save for the bok choy.
- Mix everything together until well blended.
- Arrange bok choy at the bottom of a serving plate or bowl, mound your salad over this bed of bokchoy.
- Sprinkle with more sesame seeds, if desired. (I used a mix of black and white)
Not a weird combo at all! Looks and sounds incredible…I’d be tempted to through in a few pistachios for the ride. I’d be making this tomorrow if the strawberries weren’t so horrible here at the moment! I’ll pin it for a few months time!
Hehe! Glad you like, Michelle! I really look forward to seeing your version, with pistachios and all, posted on your site!
Oh, and my strawberries weren’t incredible either, you know… ‘tsnot the season for supercalifragilicious strawberries… 
But you’re the queen of weird combo’s aren’t you? What would we all do without those combo’s? (who are quite often not so weird at all. So that either means I’m weird too or that you’re a genius!)
I quite like the sound and look of this combo and as far as oranges go.. keep m coming!
Awwww, that is so sweet of you to say, Simone! Thank you so much. You just totally made my day!
First off, I have to say you nailed these pictures! The colors are amazing and the background goes so beautifully with the vibrant green bok choy. Very nice!! Second, yes it’s a weird combo, but it does sound good! I love the fruit and basil combo too
Wow, thanks a bunch Heidi! I’m really flattered, and happy, that you like the pictures, for I wasn’t really convinced that I liked them all that much myself. You’ve sort of sold them to me just now!
And you are right, sweet basil goes amazingly good with fruit! In fact, I think I will add some to my fruit salad, next time I make one… should be pretty interesting! Thanks for that inspiration! 
What fabulous photos and colors Sonia! I love this combo, I am sucker for cooked beans and of course fresh fruit doesn’t hurt! This salad looks incredible and makes me want Spring to be here NOW!
Wow, thank you Nora! Glad you like the pics! Funny how often, it’s those pics that I don’t really care for that people seem to like the most. I do agree though that all those vibrant colors just make you long for milder weather, as well as longer “natural light hours”!!! I too, want Spring to be here NOW!
This is soooo beautiful!!
Awww, thank you so much Jessica! Glad you think so! I too, thought that one was extremely pretty and I almost felt sad eating it, because I had to destroy it. Was good though, so it wasn’t long before I forgot all about that… Taste took over!