Citrus Salad with Mint Sugar
Bon Appétit | November 2011

by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Active Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
7 each of grapefruits, navel oranges, tangerines, and clementines
2 lemons
2 limes
2 tablespoons grand Marnier (optional)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
8 kumquats,thinly sliced (optional)

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.

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.