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Blood orange, fennel & olive salad
A blood orange recipe from Italy, ready in 15 minutes.
CountryItaly
Time15 min
CitrusBlood orange
ForFamilies, Older adults
Ingredients
Method
- Peel the oranges and slice into rounds.
- Shave the fennel very thinly.
- Layer orange and fennel, scatter the olives, dress with oil and salt.
Why it's good
Red flesh coloured by anthocyanins, pigments that develop when nights turn cold during ripening. A signature of Sicily, Greece and North Africa. Explore blood orange varieties →
My kids loved it. We used a little less honey.