I sit down to write a little something about the recipes I post and sometimes I just don’t know what to say. How many times can I tell you how much I love fennel and orange together? Or how much I adore salad? Or how much I love fennel orange salad? Or how blasted cold it’s been and how much snow has fallen and how much I am longing for spring to arrive?
I could tell you all of those things, or I could just say this: Make this salad. It’s incredibly delicious. It’s sweet and salty and fresh. And you’ll love it. I could also let the pictures speak for themselves…
The crunchy fennel pairs perfectly with the sweet, juicy oranges, which are complimented by the saltiness of the olives and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Be sure to save some of the fennel fronds to use as a garish. The microgreens add another fresh element that is also very nutritious.
Fennel Orange Salad with Kalamata Olives and Microgreens
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A refreshing winter salad made with crunchy fennel, juicy oranges, and topped with briny olives and shavings of aged cheese.
Author: Lindsey Johnson
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 fennel bulb (about 6 oz.), some fronds reserved, very thinly sliced and tossed with a little fresh lemon juice
- 2 medium oranges, peel removed and cut into thin slices crosswise
- ¼ cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
- 1 oz. Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings (use a vegetable peeler)
- big pinch coarse salt (I used sel gris)
- small handful microgreens
- really good olive oil, for drizzling
- lemon juice, for drizzling
Instructions
- Arrange ¼ of the sliced fennel on each of four plates along with ¼ of the orange slices and kalamata olives. Sprinkle with a tiny pinch of the coarse sea salt, a few fennel fronds and microgreens. Drizzle with a little of the olive oil and lemon juice. Serve immediately.
If you think this looks good, you might be interested in a few other tasty salads…
Winter Panzanella Salad with Grapefruit, Fennel, and Avocado from The Vintage Mixer
Winter Citrus Salad with Goat Cheese from Flourishing Foodie
Winter Citrus Salad with Fennel and Pomegranate from Weelicious
2 Comments
Simply beautiful salad!