Orange Fennel Salad Recipe – Bright, fresh, shaved fennel orange salad with a zesty orange-dill dressing! This wintery citrus salad is ready in just 10 minutes! It’s vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free. The dressing is super quick to make with orange juice, lemon, olive oil, and dill weed. Enjoy the orange fennel salad as is, or pair it with your favorite protein for an easy dinner! Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the fennel and orange salad recipe
- 1 medium fennel bulb
- 1 orange
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped dill greens (or fennel greens)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
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Orange fennel salad recipe
This orange fennel salad recipe is simple, quick, and packs a lot of flavors. We use simple seasonal ingredients you can find anywhere:
- Fennel: Use a whole fennel bulb that you trim off the greens. Remove the outer ribs if they are damaged or have brown spots.
- Orange: Navel orange works great but you can also use blood oranges. Check below on how to cut out orange supreme for the salad.
- Orange juice: Use freshly squeezed orange juice for best results.
- Lemon juice: This adds a tangy note to the vinaigrette dressing.
- Olive oil: Use good quality olive oil. Look for cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil.
- Dill weed: They make the magic of the orange fennel salad dressing. If you cannot find dill, use the greens from the fennel bulb.
- Salt and pepper: To make all these wonderful flavors pop out!
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Directions
1. To make the orange fennel salad: Cut the fennel bulb in half, then make thin slices with a sharp knife. Roughly peel the orange and cut the supreme, removing the white pith. Cut the supremes into chunks. Arrange fennel and orange chunks in a large salad bowl.
2. Combine orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and chopped dill in a mason jar or small bowl. Shake vigorously to emulsify the dressing.
3. Pour the dill dressing over the orange fennel salad, and toss to combine. Serve the orange fennel salad immediately, or chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Enjoy! ❤️
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Tips for the orange fennel salad recipe
- Feel free to add more ingredients like grapefruit, shallot, pomegranate seeds, etc…
- You can add more greens to make the salad more substantial, arugula is a great option.
How to cut an orange into supremes
Keeping the white pith and membrane from the orange is a no-no in salads. Here’s the method to cut orange supremes:
- Slice off the ends of the orange Make sure you’ve cut through all of the pith and that you can see some of the orange flesh.
- Cut off the peel following the orange curve, it’s okay to cut through a little of the orange flesh.
- Cut away an orange segment within the white membrane lines. Two angled cuts and the orange segment will pop right out. Proceed with the rest of the orange.
How to keep orange fennel salad leftovers
This orange fennel salad is best when eaten right on the spot, but if you have leftovers, keep them in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 2 days. After that, you’ll lose the crunch this orange fennel salad is all about!
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