Healthy Recipe: Orange and Fennel Salad

This Orange and Fennel Salad is my take on a seasonal classic hailing from Sicily. A late winter salad that is generally made with blood oranges, it’s not just healthy and super simple to make: it’s truly stunning.

When you are using orange zest in a recipe like this cake, it’s very important to use organic oranges. You are welcome to use them here, too, but because this salad features peeled oranges, I think it’s okay to use conventional varieties.


I chose a combination of non-organic Moro and Cara Cara oranges that are sold under the Sunkist label.

The Moros are a lovely dark red, and the Cara Caras are deeply orange. Both are super high in immune-boosting anti-oxidants and are available in markets where I live here in New York. They are very reasonably priced and delicious, so if you see them, I suggest buying them at once! If you can’t find any suitable specialty oranges, you can go ahead and use navel oranges, though.

My oranges were small-medium sized, so I used three, but you might only need two if your oranges are very large. I did not happen to have any on hand, but I think adding some arugula or a little minced red onion or shallot to this salad would be nice…

Orange and Fennel Salad
Serves 1-2

Ingredients:

1/2 large fennel bulb, trimmed, peeled and very thinly sliced
3 oranges
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon olive oil
juice from 1/2 lemon or Meyer lemon
coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Using a very sharp knife, peel the oranges. Make sure to remove all of the pith. Cut the oranges into cross-wise slices and then cut each slice in half. Remove and discard any seeds.

Arrange the fennel and orange on a serving plate and scatter the parsley on top. Drizzle with the olive oil and the lemon juice, and season with the salt and pepper


This is a guest post from Winnie Abramson at Healthy Green Kitchen.  Winnie grew up in a restaurant family and is passionate about the connection between good food and good health. She has a graduate degree in naturopathic medicine and you can find more of her delicious recipes at Healthy Green Kitchen.

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