The fennel and oranges salad is a tasty preparation, very quick to make, excellent as an appetizer but also in accompaniment to some meats, particularly those of game, very suitable both with fennel and with oranges.
This type of salad is also very nutritious for the human body, containing some substances essential for health like vitamin C of which the oranges are rich. Fennel is another vegetable with great properties, diuretic and antioxidants so much so that it has always been used for herbal teas and infusions. The raisins, if taken in moderate quantities, contains the right amount of sugar for the brain functions while the olives are also know the great properties in particular in countering bad cholesterol. This is a perfect salad for those who follow healthy food regimens or diets that do not affect the intake of nutrients.
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FENNEL AND ORANGES SALAD
Instructions
Wash the fennel (1) and then dry it with a cloth. Place it on the cutting board to cut off the tops and the leaves (2). Then cut the core of the fennel into slices (3) after removing even the small plant parts. Then put the fennel slices apart.
Now peel the orange (4), removing all the white part too. Then divide all the cloves and cut them in half (5), to put on a small bowl (6) apart.
Put the fennel in a plate (7). Add salt (8) and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper (9) and continue, stirring coarsely.
Now pour five tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil on the fennel (10), and then add the orange (11). Then add a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar (12) and mix again.
Finally you can also add the raisins (13) and black pitted olives (14). At this point you just have to mix carefully (15) and serve at the table to accompany some meat or fish, or serve as appetizer.
