**Roasted Fennel Salad: A Delightful Medley of Sweetness, Nuttiness, and Refreshment**
Embark on a culinary journey with our roasted fennel salad, a tantalizing blend of roasted fennel, tangy citrus, crunchy nuts, and delicate greens. This symphony of flavors offers a medley of textures and tastes, sure to captivate your palate with every bite. From the smoky sweetness of roasted fennel to the zesty brightness of citrus dressing, each ingredient plays a harmonious role in creating a dish that is both satisfying and refreshing. Elevate your lunch or dinner with this vibrant salad, or serve it as a delightful side dish to complement grilled meats or fish. With easy-to-follow recipes for a classic roasted fennel salad, a fennel and orange salad, and a fennel, avocado, and grapefruit salad, you'll have a trio of options to suit your preferences and create a salad that perfectly matches your culinary desires.
ROASTED BEET, GOAT CHEESE AND FENNEL SALAD
Serve this lemony goat cheese salad as a side dish or as a meal with crunchy walnuts and tender butterhead lettuce. Each tangy-fresh salad offers fewer than 200 calories. Wrapping aluminum foil around each beet for roasting creates a small steam chamber to cook each vegetable. In addition to locking in nutrients and flavor, the aluminum foil-wrapped beets cook without getting dry.
Provided by Reynolds Kitchens(R)
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Reynolds®
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare Lemon Vinaigrette; cover and set aside.
- Lemon Vinaigrette: In a medium bowl whisk together lemon juice, shallot, mustard, lemon zest, and honey. In a steady stream, slowly whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil. Makes 2/3 cup.
- Scrub beets. Wrap each beet in Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake 1-1/2 hours or until a knife can be easily inserted into beets. Cool 20 minutes or until able to handle. Remove and discard foil. Trim off stem and root ends of roasted beets. Peel and cut into 1-inch pieces.
- In a medium bowl combine beets, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.
- In another medium bowl combine fennel, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.
- Line 8 salad plates with lettuce. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Layer with beets, walnuts, fennel, goat cheese, and chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 323.9 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
SLOW-ROASTED HALIBUT WITH SHAVED ASPARAGUS AND FENNEL SALAD
Provided by Ivy Manning
Categories Broil High Fiber Dinner Halibut Asparagus Fennel Spring Breadcrumbs Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For salad:
- Whisk lemon juice and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil, then add capers. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.
- Place 1 asparagus spear flat on work surface. Using vegetable peeler, shave asparagus into long thin strips. Place asparagus strips in medium bowl with shaved fennel. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
- For fish:
- Coat rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix breadcrumbs, cheese, herbs, and lemon peel in another medium bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle melted butter over. Using fork, toss to incorporate evenly.
- Place halibut fillets on prepared baking sheet, spacing apart. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Divide breadcrumbs among fillets to cover top (about 1/3 cup each), pressing to adhere. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 hour ahead. Cover and chill.
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Bake halibut until opaque in center, about 20 minutes. Turn on broiler. Broil halibut just until breadcrumbs start to brown, about 1 minute.
- Place 1 halibut fillet on each of 6 plates. Pour dressing over asparagus and fennel mixture; toss to coat. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Divide salad among plates and serve.
ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER AND FENNEL SALAD
Categories Salad Olive Fennel Bell Pepper Summer Healthy Lettuce Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 first-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Char bell peppers over open flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose peppers in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers, then cut into 3/4-inch-wide strips.
- Whisk lemon juice, oil, garlic, and dried crushed pepper in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Peppers and dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Bring dressing to room temperature and rewhisk before using.)
- Toss sliced fennel bulb with half of dressing in medium bowl. Toss red peppers with remaining dressing in another medium bowl.
- Divide greens among 4 plates. Arrange fennel and red peppers over. Sprinkle reserved fennel fronds, olives, and Parmesan shavings over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
ROASTED FENNEL SALAD
Provided by Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Trim the fennel, reserving a handful of green fronds. Cut into slices about 1/4-inch thick. Heat a little olive oil in a saute pan, and, working in batches and seasoning with salt and pepper as you go, fry the fennel on both sides until golden and tender. As the fennel is done, arrange it on a serving platter.
- Zest the orange and set the zest aside. Remove the skin with a sharp knife, taking care to remove all the white pith from the fruit. Discard the peel. Cut out the orange sections, arranging over the fennel, and squeeze the orange juice over the whole salad.
- Slice the onion into paper thin rings and arrange over the salad. Scatter over the olives and pine nuts. Squeeze over lemon juice, to taste. Drizzle over a little more olive oil. Finally, scatter over the reserved fennel fronds. Serve.
PAN-ROASTED SALMON WITH FRESH ONION AND FENNEL SALAD
The crisp, sweet salad provides a nice counterpoint to the rich, roasted fillet of wild salmon and tart tomatoes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes Salmon Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil, and swirl to coat pan. Add salmon, skinned side up, and sear until golden, about 3 minutes. Flip salmon, and transfer to oven. Roast 5 minutes (for medium).
- Toss together fennel, pea shoots, onion, cilantro leaves, vinegar, and remaining 3 tablespoons oil; season with salt.
- Slice tomatoes, and arrange on 4 plates. Season with salt, and top with salmon. To serve, top with salad, and drizzle with oil. Season with salt, and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
ROASTED BEET, FENNEL, AND WALNUT SALAD
This is a very attractive dish for holiday meals! It goes even faster when you pre-roast the beets, toast the walnuts, and make the dressing in advance to the meal. Adapted from Cooking Light.
Provided by Julesong
Categories Spinach
Time 1h
Yield 12 1 cup servings, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Trim the beets, leaving the root and about 1 inch of the stem, then scrubbing them with a vegetable brush. Wearing gloves (if you like), peel the beets (the gloves prevent them from staining your hands), and cut them into 1/2-inch thick wedges.
- Pan spray a cooking sheet, then drizzle with the oil, tossing once to coat. Bake in oven at 400 degrees F for 45 minutes, stirring twice, or until the beets are tender.
- While beets are roasting, prepare the other vegetables and dressing.
- Rinse the fennel bulbs to make sure they're thoroughly clean. Remove the tough outer leaves, retaining the feathery fronds. Remove fronds from leaves/stalks and mince them to measure 2 tablespoons. Remove stalks from fennel and discard.
- Cut the cleaned bulbs in half, lengthwise, discarding the cores. Cut the divided bulbs into 1/8 to 1/4-inch slices.
- Slice the Belgian endives into whatever width you prefer, although it's nice if they're thinner than the fennel pieces.
- In a large bowl, combine the fennel, endive, walnuts, spinach, salt, and pepper. Toss gently; set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together the vinegars, honey, orange rind, orange juice, basil, shallot (if using) olive oil, Dijon, nutmeg, and salt.
- When beets are done roasting, remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Drizzle the fennel mixture with the whisked dressing, then add the roasted beets. Toss to combine. Tidy up the edges of the serving bowl with a napkin. Garnish the salad with the minced fennel fronds and feta cheese (if using), and serve.
- Makes about 12 servings, 1 cup each.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.7, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 207.6, Carbohydrate 11.3, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 6.7, Protein 2
ROASTED FENNEL AND PEAR SALAD WITH BASALMIC-PEAR DRESSING
Categories Salad Food Processor Fruit Side Roast Low Cal Wheat/Gluten-Free Pear Fennel Healthy Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 °F. Arrange pears, cut side up, in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish; add fennel. Drizzle olive oil and chicken broth over pears and fennel. Roast 10 minutes. Turn pears and fennel over and roast until pears are just tender, about 5 minutes longer. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to plate. Continue roasting fennel until tender, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer fennel to plate with pears, reserving any cooking liquid. Thinly slice fennel and 2 pear halves lengthwise. Cool completely.
- Peel remaining 2 pear halves. Transfer peeled pears to processor. Add reserved cooking liquid and vinegar to processor and blend until very smooth. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
- Divide greens among 4 plates. Top with fennel and pear slices. Drizzle some dressing over each salad. Serve, passing remaining dressing separately.
PASTA SALAD WITH SHRIMP, ROASTED PEPPERS, AND FENNEL
Categories Salad Pasta No-Cook Pine Nut Shrimp Fennel Bell Pepper Summer Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 6 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Whisk first 4 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add remaining ingredients and toss to blend. Add enough reserved roasted pepper juices by tablespoonfuls to moisten if salad is dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
CANNELLINI AND FENNEL SALAD WITH ROASTED PEPPERS, MUSHROOMS, AND ZUCCHINI
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray heavy large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Arrange bell peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini on prepared sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until peppers and zucchini are brown in spots, turning twice, about 35 minutes. Sprinkle with thyme, mint, and orange peel.
- Whisk oil, vinegar, and fennel seeds to blend in small bowl. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Mix beans, fennel, onion, and all but 1 tablespoon dressing in medium bowl. Season salad with salt and pepper. Spoon salad into center of large platter.
- Toss greens with remaining 1 tablespoon dressing in large bowl; arrange greens around bean salad. Place peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini atop greens. Garnish with tomato wedges and serve.
Tips:
- Choose fresh, firm fennel bulbs. Look for bulbs that are heavy for their size, with no blemishes or bruises.
- Trim the fennel before roasting. Remove the tough outer leaves and the root end. Cut the bulbs in half lengthwise and remove the core.
- Toss the fennel with olive oil, salt, and pepper before roasting. This will help the fennel to caramelize and brown.
- Roast the fennel at a high temperature until it is tender and slightly charred. This will take about 20-25 minutes.
- Let the fennel cool slightly before serving. This will make it easier to handle and slice.
- Serve the fennel salad warm or at room temperature. It can be enjoyed as a side dish or a main course.
Conclusion:
Roasted fennel salad is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed year-round. The fennel has a slightly sweet and anise-like flavor that pairs well with a variety of ingredients. This salad is a great way to use up leftover fennel or to add a healthy and flavorful side dish to your next meal.
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