The sweet citrus paired with the aniseed flavours of fennel makes this salad fresh, vibrant and full of flavour. Packed with healthy ingredients and quick to prepare, this orange and fennel salad is a great go to dish. Let us show you how to whip it up.
A perfect salad recipe to enjoy all year round. Fennel orange salad is a great flavour combination! It will work great with a bbq, roast pork or fish. We love serving it as a side salad with baked salmon. Seriously delicious!
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Ingredients
Salad ingredients:
- Fennel bulb
- Red onion
- Italian ( or flat - leaf) parsley
- Fresh dill
Citrus salad dressing :
- Oranges
- Fresh chives
- Olive oil
- A pinch of salt and black pepper.
See recipe card below for quantities.
How to segment an orange
To segment an orange for this salad, you want to remove the membrane around each segment.
This can be done in a few simple steps:
- Using a small sharp knife, cut the top and bottom off the orange. This will let the orange sit flat on the chopping board.
- Placing the orange flat on the surface and use the knife to cut off the peel from top to bottom. This will remove the peel, pith and layer of membrane around the oranges.
- Hold the orange in your hand and carefully cut between the membrane and orange to the center, on both sides and as close to the membrane as possible. Slide the cut segment into a bowl and continue around the whole orange.
How to prepare fennel
To shave or thinly slice fennel you will need a sharp knife. Start by cutting off the green fronds, slice the fennel bulb in half length ways. Then cut out the core and root at the end, creating a wedge shape. Place the fennel flat side down and thinly slice (carefully!). (You can also use a mandolin if you have one).
Step by step instructions.
Prep the salad ingredients and make the citrus dressing.
Add all the salad ingredients to a mixing bowl. Then pour over the dressing and combine well.
Hint: Sharp knives are important for prepping the fennel and oranges. So get your knives nice and sharp first.
Serving suggestions
Orange and fennel salad will work amazingly with fish and seafood dishes. Like our baked salmon or fennel and lemon fish marinade.
Fennel and pork is a classic great flavour pairing, this salad would be amazing with slow cooked pork shoulder or our flavoursome bbq Asian pork dish!
Storage
A great salad for prepping ahead, this can be done the day before. Just prepare the salad ingredients and the dressing separately and store them in the fridge till required. Then simply dress the salad prior to serving.
Once dressed we recommend enjoying straight away. If left overnight dressed the texture of the salad will start to soften, it's a personal choice but we prefer it fresh.
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Recipe
Orange and fennel salad
Ingredients
Citrus dressing:
- 2 Oranges
- 5 g Chives (1 tsp) finely chopped
- 50 ml Olive oil (1.7 fl oz)
- Pinch Salt and pepper
Salad ingredients:
- 1 Fennel bulb
- ¼ Red onion
- 5 g Italian parsley (1 tsp)
- 5 g Fresh Dill (1 tsp)
Instructions
For the dressing:
- Using a sharp knife, slice the skin off the oranges and segment the oranges, place the segments into a bowl. (See note 1)
- Squeeze any remaining juice from the oranges into the bowl. Add the olive oil, chopped chives and salt and pepper to the orange segments and mix through.
For the salad:
- Cut the fennel bulb in half and slice thinly (use a mandolin if you have one).
- Thinly slice the red onion and add to the fennel.
- Pick the parsley and dill leaves, add to the salad.
Dress the salad:
- Pour the orange dressing over the salad and combine.
- Serve and enjoy.
Janessa
This salad was so fresh and was the perfect pairing for our grilled chicken for dinner tonight.
Chenée
This salad was even better than one of my favorite salads at a lunch place near me! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Anjali
This was the perfect side salad for my lunch today!! It was refreshing, light and super tasty!
Katherine
I love the flavors in this zingy, healthy salad!
Rachna
This orange and fennel salad with dill was absolutely delicious and so fresh. It also looked bright and colorful. Definitely making it again.