Orange Sorbet With Blood Orange Salad

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By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Published: November 25, 2009

This refreshing dessert - the only one this week that doesn’t involve cooking fruit -- is like a pick-me-up after a rich dinner. Oranges are not only a great source of vitamin C; they’re packed with other phytochemicals called limonoids that are being studied for their anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting and cholesterol-lowering properties. If you can find blood oranges, you’ll get the added benefits of the anthocyanins in the red pigment. More