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Sicilian Fennel and Orange Salad
Fresh and full of flavour this Sicilian Fennel and Orange Salad is delicious on its own or served with fish. Juicy oranges, finely sliced onion and fennel with pine nuts, mint and pink peppercorns.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 137 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 oranges navel or blood oranges
- 2 small-medium sized fennel bulbs
- ½ onion
- 1 small handful fresh mint leaves
- pink peppercorns (lightly bashed to crush)
- pine nuts (optional)
- olive oil (good quality)
- salt
Instructions
- Cut the green tops and bottom off the fennel. Standing it upright, slice it as thinly as you can with a knife or you can use a mandolin if you have one.
- Tip: to stop the fennel turning brown as you cut it add it to a bowl of cold water with 1-2 ice cubes.
- Cut the onion in half, cut off the top and peel the skin. Thinly slice half of the onion and keep the remaining half for something else.
- Next, cut the top and bottom off the oranges and cut the peel off making sure to cut as much of the white pith as possible without remove the orange flesh.
- Turn it on its side and cut the orange into slices.
- If in water, pat the fennel dry on kitchen paper then arrange on a serving plate. Add the slices of orange on top and scatter over the sliced onion. Season everything with salt.
- Sprinkle over some crushed pink peppercorns, drizzle generously with olive oil and top with mint leaves, serve.
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Notes
- Prepare in advance - you can slice everything to prepare in advance. Make sure to keep the fennel in a bowl of cold water with a squeeze of lemon juice to stop it from browning. Simply pat dry with kitchen paper before serving.
- Variations - black olives, pine nuts, almonds, pistachios, blood oranges or grapefruit are great additions to this salad.
Nutrition Information
Calories
137kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Sodium
64mg
(3%)
Potassium
798mg
(23%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
377IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
50mg
(56%)
Calcium
145mg
(15%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 137kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 798mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 377IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 145mg | 15% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.