You must ask why my recipes are all pretty simple for the moment, and 2 vinaigrettes ? To be honest, I made many meals every week, just they are eaten fairly fast before I even have a chance to take some decent photos. Often the food is asked to be put on the table right away, and there isn’t enough natural lighting for good pictures anyway.

The blogging thing is fairly new to me. I just realized that the food bloggers don’t just cook, shoot and eat the food right away. A lot of them make the food specially for the blog, and take quite some time to style and photograph the dish, which is not needed to be consumed in the following hour. I will start to change my mindset and work flow, also ask my family to separate what I cook for blog and what I cook for them for dinner. Of course, they will be able to eat what I cook for the blog too, just not in the minutes.

But I definitely have a thing for citrus flavored vinaigrettes, also because I have abundant citrus fruits around: the lemon tree in the yard and my weekly CSA delivery. Among the fruit family, citrus and berries are the two of the most beneficials for us human. According to Food and Agriculture Organization: “Citrus is most commonly thought of as a good source of vitamin C. However, like most other whole foods, citrus fruits also contain an impressive list of other essential nutrients, including both glycaemic and non-glycaemic carbohydrate (sugars and fibre), potassium, folate, calcium, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B₆, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and a variety of phytochemicals. In addition, citrus contains no fat or sodium and, being a plant food, no cholesterol. The average energy value of fresh citrus is also low (see Table), which can be very important for consumers concerned about putting on excess body weight. For example a medium orange contains 60 to 80 kcal, a grapefruit 90 kcal and a tablespoon (15 ml) of lemon juice only 4 kcal (Whitney and Rolfes, 1999).”*

Although citrus fruits have good nutrition value, I’m not for drinking orange juice or lemonade everyday, since the acidity and sugar in them can erode tooth enamel and increase your chance of developing cavities. I’d prefer eat the real orange anyway so I can have all the nutrients that live in the fiber. I also think it’s a good idea to drink the orange juice with a straw so the juice can go straight to your tummy and have less chance to lingering on your teeth. Try that out.

Enough talking, voici the recipe.

*original text here: Nutritional and health benefits of citrus fruits.