Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad is an easy salad recipe that’s both refreshing and seasonal with citrus ingredients. Blood oranges flavor the citrus vinaigrette and are a bright addition to the pistachios and fennel salad. An easy recipe for a salad that can also be Whole30 with just one simple substitution. 

Fennel Salad Recipe

Crisp slices of fresh fennel with a hint of licorice flavor combine with the raspberry-citrus notes of blood oranges making Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad a welcome addition to any meal. Add in the crunch of pistachios and a homemade citrus vinaigrette and you’ll want to make this salad every night of the week! 

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Whole30 Recipe

Make It Whole30 with just one simple substitution! Prepare recipe as directed substituting date paste for the honey. A 1:1 substitution is the ideal swap.

Be sure you’re doing it right! Check out all you need to know about Whole30 at the Whole30 web site.

Blood orange season is in full swing from December through May but once the season is over you can substitute your favorite available citrus….navel orange, clementine or tangerine….because you’ll want to keep making Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad long after the season has ended! Read All About Blood Oranges and become a citrus expert!

Citrus Recipes

A salad tossed in a light coating of Honey Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette will it’s perfect balance of sweetness with the crisp edginess of citrus notes round out your menu.

The crunch of fresh fennel, the juiciness of mandarin oranges and the crispness of radishes all come together in a lime-kissed vinaigrette to make Fresh Fennel & Mandarin Salad an amazing combination of flavors and textures.

You’ll be right in style when you serve this raw Cranberry Brussels Sprouts Salad with Orange Marmalade Vinaigrette! So delicious and good for you at the same time…..and right on trend! The sprouts are thinly sliced and when tossed in the orange marmalade vinaigrette along with the cranberries, oranges and almonds, you get just the right amount of texture, crunch and bursts of flavor. 

 

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Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

Prep Time

10 mins

 

Pistachio Blood Orange & Fennel Salad is an easy salad recipe that's both refreshing and seasonal with citrus ingredients. Blood oranges flavor the citrus vinaigrette and are a bright addition to the pistachios and fennel salad. An easy recipe for a salad that can also be Whole30 with just one simple substitution. 

Course: Salad

Keyword: blood orange salad

Servings: 4

Author: GG

Ingredients

Citrus Vinaigrette:

• 1 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. honey (Make It Whole30 with substitution in Recipe Notes)
• 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. blood orange zest (zest one of the oranges for the salad before cutting it into segments)

Fennel Salad:

• 1 lb. fennel bulb
• 1 small shallot, thinly sliced, about 1/4 cup
• 2 blood oranges, peeled and cut into segments, 1 cup
• 1/4 cup shelled pistachios

Instructions

Citrus Vinaigrette:

1. In small bowl combine olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, kosher salt and pepper until blended. Stir in blood orange zest and reserve.

Fennel Salad:

1. Trim fennel bulb, reserving 1 Tablespoon chopped fennel fronds. Thinly slice remaining fennel bulb and arrange on serving platter.
2. Top with orange segments, shallots and pistachios.
3. Drizzle with reserved dressing and sprinkle with reserved chopped fennel fronds.

Recipe Notes

Makes 4 servings.

TIP: Prefer a chopped salad? Just chop the trimmed fennel bulb, add shallot, orange segments and pistachios. Toss with dressing until evenly coated and sprinkle with the chopped fennel fronds.

Make It Whole30: Prepare recipe as directed substituting date paste for the honey.