Fennel, Orange and Rocket Salad

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    Four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

  • About

Although originally from corfu, this light and refreshing salad is a favourite of Italian Jews. Orange blends perfectly with the delicate flavour of fennel and the peppery rocket.

Ingredients

  • 2 oranges, such as Jaffa, Shamouti or blood oranges
  • 1 fennel bulb
  • 115

Method

  1. With a vegetable peeler, cut strips of rind from the oranges, leaving the pith behind, and cut into thin strips. Cook in boiling water for a few minutes. Drain and set aside. Peel the oranges, removing all the white pith. Slice them into thin rounds and discard any seeds.
  2. Trim the fennel bulb, then cut in half lengthways and slice across the bulb as thinly as p