Fennel arugula orange salad is a great salad to make for a dinner party when you want to impress your guests! The mix of flavors are extra refreshing and a nice change from the usual salads. Fennel is crunchy, has a mild licorice taste, and pairs well with the peppery arugula and sweet orange. Cured olives and lemon juice bring the saltiness and offset the oranges, while the crisp red onion helps tie it all together. It’s just so delicious.

Healthy Fennel Arugula Orange Red Onion Salad Recipe — My Mom’s Masterpiece. She didn’t have cured olives, so she used Kalamata olives and added her own addition of pistachios on top.

Although arugula bulks up this salad and allows you to serve more people, you can also skip it and just use fennel for a more simple take on it. Since fennel is very popular in Italy, you’ll often see a fennel salad served with an Italian meal. My mom just made this fennel arugula orange salad with an Italian dinner for Christmas! It’s traditionally a winter salad, but it’s great year round as well.

Fennel Arugula Orange Salad Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 fennel bulbs, thinly sliced
4-6 cups arugula
1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced
3 oranges, peels and pith removed, sliced
1/3 cup cured pitted olives, whole or halved
2 lemons, juiced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
sea salt & ground pepper, to taste

Directions

Cut the top part off of the bulb of fennel and slice the entire bulb width-wise into thin slices. Pieces will break apart naturally due to the nature of fennel. Set aside.

Thinly slice the red onion the entire width as well. Leave the pieces whole or slice in half and set aside.

Use a large sharp knife to cut off the peel and pith (outer white skin) of the oranges. Cut the oranges width-wise into slices and then quarter each slice if you want smaller pieces.

Either add the arugula, fennel, red onion, oranges and olives to a large bowl and mix everything lightly with your hands or layer everything on a large serving platter.

Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper together and either toss together in the large bowl or drizzle over the prepared salad platter. ENJOY!

It’s one of my favorite salads and I don’t make it often enough!

SAVE + SHARE THE LOVE ON PINTEREST:

Grateful you are following along! xx Riane

You Might Enjoy: Orange Sesame Asian Salad

Healthy Orange Sesame Asian Salad Dressing Recipe

OR: Mushroom Onion Herb Millet

Easy Healthy Mushroom Onion Herb Millet Recipe

Fennel Arugula Orange Salad

Fennel is crunchy, has a mild licorice taste, and pairs well with the peppery arugula and sweet orange. Cured olives and lemon juice bring the saltiness and offset the oranges, while the crisp red onion helps tie it all together. Eat by itself or pair with an Italian feast!

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Ingredients

2 fennel bulbs thinly sliced
4-6 cups arugula
1/2 large red onion thinly sliced
3 oranges peels and pith removed, sliced
1/3 cup cured pitted olives whole or halved
2 lemons juiced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
sea salt & ground pepper to taste

Instructions

Cut the top part off of the bulb of fennel and slice the entire bulb width-wise into thin slices. Pieces will break apart naturally due to the nature of fennel. Set aside.
Thinly slice the red onion the entire width as well. Leave the pieces whole or slice in half and set aside.
Use a large sharp knife to cut off the peel and pith (outer white skin) of the oranges. Cut the oranges width-wise into slices and then quarter each slice if you want smaller pieces.
Either add the arugula, fennel, red onion, oranges and olives to a large bowl and mix everything lightly with your hands or layer everything on a large serving platter.
Whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper together and either toss together in the large bowl or drizzle over the prepared salad platter. ENJOY!

Notes

Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Plant-Based | Vegan | Medical Medium Compliant Friendly Recipe

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. I am only featuring items I love. As an amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you so much for your support! See my full disclosure.