Roasted Fennel Salad With Orange Honey Dressing
This Roasted Fennel With Orange Honey Dressing is a great side dish for your holiday table. Fennel wedges are roasted and drizzled with a vinaigrette made with fresh orange juice, honey and mustard. A delicious and beautiful fennel orange salad that works great at dinner parties served alongside a roasted chicken.
Ingredients
For The Roasted Fennel
- 2 large fennel bulbs
- 2-3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
For The Orange Honey Dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 3 teaspoon grated orange zest
- ⅓ cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare the fennel. Cut the stalks and fronds from the fennel bulbs, then cut the fennel bulbs in half lengthwise. Remove the core, then slice each of the halves into fours.
- Arrange the fennel bulbs on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast the fennel wedges for 25 minutes, or until they’ve become tender and caramelized on the edges and are a nice golden-brown color.
- While the fennel is roasting, make the orange honey dressing. Combine the oil, vinegar, honey, dijon, orange juice, orange zest, salt and pepper in a jar. Shake vigorously to combine.
- Once the fennel has finished cooking, remove from oven and transfer to a serving plate. Add orange slices. Drizzle the orange honey dressing over the fennel, and sprinkle the reserved fennel fronds and orange zest over the top.
Notes
- Don't crowd the fennel on the pan when roasting!
- Only use a few tablespoons of the orange honey dressing to drizzle over the top of the fennel - you don't want to drown the fennel in dressing.
- Reheat any leftovers by sauteeing in a pan until crisp.
- Reserve the fennel stalks for making stock and use any extra fennel fronds to flavor salads and soups.
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gSodium: 976mgPotassium: 540mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 207IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
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