I also made it with one fennel and one apple really nice
Shaved Fennel Salad with Orange, Green Olives, and Pistachios
A mandoline is great for shaving the fibrous fennel bulbs into delicate, thin slices.
Yield: Serves 8 (serving size: 3/4 cup)
Total:
More From Cooking Light
Recipe Time
Hands On:
20 Minutes
Total:
20 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 168
- Fat: 12.7g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 7.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Protein: 4.1g
- Carbohydrate: 11.9g
- Fiber: 3.8g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 1.1mg
- Sodium: 280mg
- Calcium: 52mg
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 3/4 cup orange sections (about 2 large oranges)
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pitted green olives (about 3 ounces)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 medium fennel bulbs with stalks (about 2 pounds)
- 1 cup shelled unsalted dry-roasted pistachios
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently to combine.
- 2. Trim the tough outer leaves from fennel, and mince feathery fronds to measure 2 tablespoons. Remove and discard stalks. Cut fennel bulb in half lengthwise, and discard core. Thinly slice fennel bulbs. Add fennel slices to juice mixture, and toss gently to combine. Sprinkle with fennel fronds and nuts.
Shaved Fennel Salad with Orange, Green Olives, and Pistachios Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads, Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
More Recipes for Salads
-
Winter Citrus, Escarole, and Endive Salad
Cooking Light
advertisement
Find out what we've got cooking...
Get our Free Weekly Specials Newsletter filled with our favorite recipes, seasonal menus, and special features.


