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Fennel and Orange Salad with a Lemon Dressing

This is a delicious winter salad using seasonal produce which gives a bit of tang – you can’t beat adding fruit to a salad to dress it up.    The aroma of fennel coupled with the sweet acidity of this season’s oranges gives this salad a perfect balance and makes for a super healthy lunch or side at dinner time.  

I know that fennel is not everyone’s cup of tea – it can be a bit of an acquired taste but the secret to loving its taste is to slice it paper thing on a mandolin as this takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness.

Citrus and fennel is a fantastic pairing and bursting with flavour. This is a fantastic winter salad and a great way to take advantage of the citrus fruits available at this time of year. Delicious with grilled chicken or fish. 

Gill x

Stockists:

FRESH FRUIT AND VEG: Martins Fruit Bazzar, Provender Brown, Brig Farm Shop

Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
5 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 fennel bulb, very thinly sliced (I used a mandolin to thinly slice)
  • 1 orange, peeled into segments
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lemon (juice extracted)
  • 1 tbsp fennel fronds
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

    Method 

    1. Cut and peel the orange and using a sharp knife cut into segments. Place into a bowl and add a pinch of salt to flavour.
    1. Thinly slice the fennel bulb and arrange on a flat plate, then arrange the orange segments around the fennel.
    1. In a separate bowl whisk the lemon juice, olive oil then add some salt and pepper. Drizzle this dressing over the salad. Top with fennel fronds.

    NB: Fennel Fronds are the green herb at the top of fennel which looks a lot like dill but has a much stronger aniseed flavour.  

    NICKI'S TUPPENCEWORTH

    I know Gill has said that Fennel is an acquired taste but I have to say I LOVE it.  That liquoricy, aniseedy flavour takes me back to drinking Pernod and Water in the Cafe Noir - although I'm not sure that's neccesarily a good thing! 

    It is one of the few foods that should probably have been given SuperFood status by now as its packed full of amazing health benefits.  Here comes the science!

    The iron, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc and vitamin K content present in fennel all contribute to building and maintaining bone structure and strength.  Add to this fennel's fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin C and vitamin B-6 all support heart health.

    Fennel also contains significant amounts of fibre, which helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood, thereby decreasing the risk of heart disease.

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    Nicki X

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