5.0 from 75 votes
Apple Fennel Salad Recipe
This apple fennel salad is light, crisp, and beautifully balanced. It's thinly sliced apple and fennel tossed in a creamy maple dressing, and topped with crunchy candied almonds. It's delicious any time of year, and it's ready in just 20 minutes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 235 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
The Almonds
- ½ cup roasted almonds
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon butter
- A A pinch of sea salt and pepper
The Dressing
- ¼ cup mayonnaise can use light
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- sea salt and pepper to taste
The Fennel Salad
- 1 red apple cored and thinly sliced
- 1 bulb fennel sliced thin
Instructions
- Put a piece of parchment paper on your counter. Add the almonds, maple syrup, butter, salt, and pepper to a small pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then stir the almonds until the liquid evaporates. Spread the almonds out on the parchment paper and let them cool.
- Combine dressing ingredients together and set aside.
- Toss fennel and apple with the dressing and top with the candied almonds. You can use the fennel fronds as a garnish, too.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
235kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
157mg
(7%)
Potassium
460mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
137IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
102mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 235
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 235kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 157mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 460mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 137IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.