Fennel Orange Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
Fennel Salad with pomegranate and avocado is a bright and nourishing way to lift your taste buds in the winter, dressed with an orange vinaigrette. For how to cut up a fennel bulb see post.
Servings: 4
Calories: 257kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 medium fennel bulb save feathery fronds for garnish
- 1 large orange
- 1 large ripe avocado peeled and quartered
- 5-6 ounces baby arugula leaves
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 pinches ground black pepper
Orange Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ orange juiced
- ½ teaspoon creamy Dijon mustard
- 1 small garlic clove finely chopped
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Instructions
Prep the fennel bulb
- Trim top stalks off of the fennel bulbs, flush with the top of the bulb. Save the feathery fronds for garnish. Save the stalks for another use such as green juicing. Trim the bottom of the bulb, then slice in half top to bottom. Next, cut out the pyramid shaped core (if there is one). The larger the bulb the more core it will have. Small fennel bulbs hardly have that core. Lay flat halves and cut into thin slices.
Prep the orange
- To prep the oranges for the salad, cut a thin slice off the top and bottom of the orange. Place the orange flat on the cutting board and cut away the peel, following the curve of the fruit with a sharp knife. This is called to "supreme" an orange. Slice the orange crosswise into slices.
Make the vinaigrette
- For dressing, whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients until smooth.
Assemble the salad
- Pile greens on a plate. Top with orange slices, pomegranate seeds, avocado quarters and fennel. Drizzle with the vinaigrette. Alternatively, toss the greens with a little dressing in a large salad bowl, add the fruit and fennel, and serve extra dressing on the side.
Notes
- If you're not a fan of arugula, try red lettuce, butter lettuce, or mixed baby greens.
- Substitute other citrus such as grapefruit, blood oranges, or mandarin oranges for extra color and flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 996mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1211IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 2mg