Antipasto
Insalata di Arance e Finocchio
The winter salad of Sicily — blood oranges, shaved fennel, black olives, red onion. Bright, refreshing, and impossibly beautiful.
15 min
Serves 4
Facile
Ingredients
- 4blood oranges (or navel oranges)
- 2 bulbsfennel
- 1small red onion
- 80gTaggiasca black olives
- Extra virginSicilian olive oil
- To tastesea salt and black pepper
- Optionalfennel fronds for garnish
Method
1
Peel oranges removing all pith. Slice into rounds or segments.
2
Shave fennel paper-thin on a mandoline. Place in cold water 5 minutes.
3
Slice red onion into thin rings. Soak briefly in cold water to soften.
4
Layer oranges, drained fennel and onion on a wide plate.
5
Scatter olives, drizzle generously with olive oil, season. Serve at room temperature.
