4.7 from 51 votes
Fennel & Apple Salad
A crunchy, sweet and tart aniseed spectacluar. This salad has it all - flavour and a wonderful summer crunch!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 173 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
European , Italian
Ingredients
- 1 fennel bulb (medium to large)(cut into thin matchsticks or shredded)
- 2 apples (crisp type)(peeled, cored and cut into thin matchsticks)
- ⅓ cup red onion (thinly sliced)
- 2 tbsp Fennel leaves (chopped)
- 2 tbsp Dill (chopped)
- 3 tbsp parsley (chopped)
- salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon (juice of)
Instructions
- Chop the fennel into thin matchsticks or shred into very thin slices. Keep some of the leaves and chop (if the fennel didn't have any leaves - don't worry!)Peel and de core the apples then cut into thin slices. Cut the thin slices into very fine matchsticks then squeeze over half of the lemon and mix well.Very finely slice the red onion and add a little lemon over, mix well.Now combine all the ingredients in a bowl. That's IT!
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Notes
- Cutting the fennel
- I cut off the long stems (if they haven't already been removed), I'll keep some of the fine leaves if it has any. I then remove the outer leaves if they're browned or leave them if not. I then cut the fennel in half, from the top down and then into 1/4 pieces from top to bottom. The hard core is at the root - I cut out at a slight angle to remove the toughest part. For most salads, thin slices are perfect. For this salad, I make thin slices and then cut those slices into thin pieces to give a shedded appearance.
- Substitutions
- Fennel and apple are key to this salad so substitutions are not recommended. You can however change up some of the other ingredients.
- Herbs - Try some of these fresh herbs, they all work wonderfully. Parsley, Cilantro, Oregano/Marjoram, Mint, Dill or Tarragon.
- Acid - Lemon juice gives a wonderful fresh zing, but try lime or orange too. For the vinegar, white wine, Champagne, red wine or Sherry vinegar work well too. You might also try a herbal vinegar like tarragon vinegar too.
- For another delicious fennel salad, try my fennel and orange recipe at cookeatworld.com/fennel-orange-salad-2/
Nutrition Information
Calories
173kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
35mg
(1%)
Potassium
412mg
(12%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
383IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 173kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 412mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 383IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.