Winter Citrus Salad with Cardamom-Clove Syrup

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Now that it's citrus season, here's an easy, tasty recipe for a different kind of winter salad.

• 1/2 cup water

• 1/2 cup dry white wine

• 1 cup sugar

• 6 cardamom pods, white or green, lightly crushed with the side of a knife

• 1 teaspoon whole cloves

• 4 oranges, sectioned

• 3 grapefruits, sectioned

• 1 pomegranate, seeded

Combine water, wine, sugar, cardamom and cloves in a medium heavy-duty sauce pan. Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool, then strain out the spices. Can make the syrup up to 3 days ahead; store tightly covered in the refrigerator.

Combine orange sections and grapefruit sections in a serving bowl (a clear glass one is nice). Drizzle with 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the syrup (you will have extra). Gently fold in pomegranate seeds. Keep chilled until serving.

Serves 8 to 10.

First Published: January 10, 2013, 5:00 a.m.