This salad is so crisp and delicious that we’ve made it twice in the last few weeks.
I love the texture of fennel, and when it mingles with the briny saltiness of olives, it is just heaven.
Tips: Remember: be extra careful if using a mandolin! Hold the fennel down with the heel of your palm so that you don’t slice off any fingers. : )
Shaved fennel salad
You’ll need:
-2 bulbs of fennel (reserve some fennel fronds)
-1/2 cup of radishes
-1/3 cup mixed olives (preferably, pitted)
– 4-5 sprigs of mint, picked
– a large handful of spring onion, chopped
– 2 limes
-olive oil
-salt, pepper
1. Shave the fennel and radishes thinly into a large bowl and toss gently to combine.
2. Chop the mint leaves roughly. I like to leave the really small ones whole.
3. Squeeze the juice out of the limes. Combine fennel, radishes, mint, olives, and spring onion.
4. Dress with lime juice, a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste. Top with a few fennel fronds.
I love fennel, especially like this – DELISH!
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it.
Oh I love shaved fennel salads, but have never tried using olives and fennel together. Sounds intriguing!
The first time we did it was kind of random, but I kept adding them in again and again and I love the combination!
I LOVE fennel! never had it like this, must try it.. c
Enjoy, C!
For no reason at all the fennel got forgot this year, i shall remember to sow some next year though, I need to make a master list!
Fennel is not too picky, as far as I remember, from the days we used to grow it haha we would have way too much!
I’m trying this sometime this week. Can I make a larger batch and save for the next day, or will it go soft and mushy?I have been looking in every now and then, but priorities have been elsewhere and I haven’t commented much. Glad to be back 😉 This looks delicious!
Happy to have you back, Anne:) I prefer it on the crisp side (so not left overnight), however a friend had a bowl of leftovers for breakfast the other day and it was still effected delicious, if perhaps less crunchy. So give it a go!
Radishes, olives, this is quite exotic with fennel 😀
Delicious!
Cheers
CCU
It’s a fun mix:) thanks, Uru!
LOVE fennel! This salad is just beautiful!
Thank you very much!