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fennel orange salad

Sicilian Fennel Orange Salad Recipe

Silvana Nava
Fennel and orange salad is an easy and tasty vegetarian recipe typical of Sicilian cuisine.
Although fennel and orange may seem like an unusual combination, we assure you that together they form a delicious combo that will amaze all your guests!
Orange fennel salad can be eaten all year round, especially in winter, when both oranges and fennel are at their best.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 80 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 fennels
  • 3 oranges
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil - Extra Virgin
  • ½ teaspoon fennel seeds - or anise
  • 8-10 black olives
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Clean the fennel, removing the stems and the toughest and most stringy outer leaves, then rinse well.
  • Dry and slice it thinly. You can use a knife or a mandoline if you want to have very thin slices, depending on your taste. Arrange the fennel slices in a salad bowl or on a plate and set aside.
  • Squeeze half an orange and set the juice aside.
  • Peel the other two oranges as follows. Using a very sharp knife, remove completely the peel, the bitter white part, the membrane and all the filaments covering the orange. This way of peeling citrus fruits is called "al vivo" (see paragraph below "How to Peel and Cut an Orange "al vivo").
  • Using a sharp knife, cut the oranges into wedges.
  • Place the oranges and fennel in a large bowl. Season with salt and ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil and the juice of half an orange.
  • Add the black olives and season with a little anise or fennel seeds. Mix everything well to blend all the flavors. Italian fennel and orange salad is ready!

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 83mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 169IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 0.1mg
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