This fennel and pomegranate salad is the recipe that never happened on New Year’s day! In a way it is a good thing because I get to share it with you today.
But first and foremost, I wish you a heartfelt Happy New Year! May it bring you great joy, love, health and a teeny bit of wealth won’t hurt…right!! 🙂
I never imagined that after one whole year of blogging I would meet such amazing and inspirational people who share a great love of family, friends and of coarse food! It has been a tremendous blessing to be part of this community. Thank-you to all who follow along, like and comment on my posts…you are the reason I keep coming back with some delicious eats.
And to get back to my fennel pomegranate salad…well actually it is Ricardo’s recipe. If you are not familiar with Ricardo, he is Canada’s celebrity chef and quite the cutey I might add. Sorry hubby, right after you of coarse! 🙂
Anyhow I meant to prepare this wonderful salad with it’s ruby red arils for our New Year’s day feast but simply ran out of time. It is however, in my opinion, a great salad to make when dealing with an over indulgence from the holiday celebrations. Crisp, light and refreshing…just perfect.
Pomegranates are among one of the healthiest fruits with powerful antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties and extremely rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. All the more reason to include them in our diet.
Fennel is one of my favorite vegetables. I love it’s sweet licorice taste and makes a lovely crunchy snack all on its’ own.
The tart green apple makes a nice contrast to the sweet fennel. Slice both the fennel and apple as thinly as you can or use a mandolin if you have one. I used a very sharp knife.
Pomegranates are only available here from October to January. The frozen pomegranate arils freeze extremely well and will last many months in the freezer. To freeze the arils simply spread them in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Place in the freezer for a couple of hours until they are frozen and then transfer to resealable freezer bags.
Fennel and Pomegranate Salad
Ingredients
- DRESSING
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Zest and the juice of one lime
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- SALAD
- 2 fennel bulbs trimmed, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 green apple. cored and thinly sliced
- Seeds of 1 pomegranate
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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FOR THE DRESSING:
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In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and whisk well.
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FOR THE SALAD
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In a salad bowl, toss together the sliced fennel, sliced apple with the dressing. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds.
What a beautiful and unique salad!
Thank-you…it really is quite delicious 🙂
Gorgeous looking salad!
Thank-you Ronit 🙂
Love it Marisa! !!!!so refreshing ☺
Thanks Dulce…try it, you will love it 🙂
Looks delightful…
Thank-you Parul, it really is 🙂
Looks extremely good and refreshing!
Thanks Yvette, it really is 🙂
I’ll definitely be trying this. In Greece we have pomegranate trees in our garden, and I use them in salads as well as making juice in the morning, sometimes mixed with orange. Never tried freezing them though, we just eat them in season. Brilliant idea!
How lucky to be able to grow them in one’s garden. We have them here for such a short time so freezing them is a great option for us. 🙂
Beautiful salad, so fresh and crisp.
Thank-you, it is a family favorite 🙂
MMMMMM. Looks soooo good. I just printed the recipe. can’t wait to try it. Thanks Marisa xoxoxox
Hi Rosa, you are so going to love it…enjoy 🙂 xoxo
Very special, light and delicious! wow thanks for sharing!xx
Hi Lynz…very welcome 🙂
All of my favorite ingredients. Looks delicious. Happy New Year to you.
Thanks Magda…and to you as well 🙂
This salad makes watching what you eat a pleasure, thanks for the recipe.
It absolutely does! ?
It’s beautiful. It makes me want to go out and buy a pomegranate.
Lol…thank-you ?
This is so refreshing; I love fennels! So much that I tried growing them myself. I didn’t get bulbs, just some scrawny things, all stems and leaves, LOL. Still flavorful, though. Btw, would you like to join our weekly Fiesta Friday Link Party? You’ll find that we’re a welcoming and super friendly group that would just love to feast on your Italian delectables, even if just virtually 🙂
How wonderful to be able to grow your own fennel Angie and thank-you so much for the lovely invitation…sounds like fun. I would love to join, however I don’t know how often I would be able to participate due to an illness in the family….
What a fun and light looking dish. Happy feasting.
Thank-you so much!