Here’s my 2nd recipe that has 5 ingredients or less. It’s an arugula salad with fresh oranges and sliced fennel. I served this salad for my hubby’s birthday along with Fileno al Mirtillo and gnocchi with white wine sauce. I love arugula — I love the peppery flavor, I love how it looks, I love everything about it (sorry, I’m obsessed). Can you tell it’s my favorite type of salad green? Because of its strong flavor, you don’t need to add a lot of accompaniments to it. I like to add orange slices and fennel especially because I love the anise flavor that the fennel adds and the citrus freshness that the oranges add. For the dressing, I keep it simple and use a very good extra virgin olive oil with some fresh lemon juice. Add a touch of sea salt and some fresh cracked pepper and this salad is perfection. It’s simple and yes, only has 5 ingredients, so enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups arugula
- 1 navel orange, peeled and slices halved
- 1/2 bulb fennel, sliced thinly
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to season
Directions:
- Mix arugula, oranges, and fennel in a bowl.
- Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice over salad and mix thoroughly.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Simple but so refreshing with oranges! Thanks for the idea.
That dressing sounds like the perfect companion to this salad!
I am usually so hesitant to put fennel in my recipes, as the flavor tends to be a little too pungent for my combinations. This, however, seems like a really great idea!
Yes, I know! Even though arugula and fennel both have strong flavors it goes really well together. The fennel adds some crunch and a great fresh flavor. Enjoy!
I’ll have to try making this! It looks delicious!
What a beautiful and simple salad! Love the fennel and orange combo, classic!
I love fennel and orange together – I make a salad so similar to this but without the arugula (or maybe a small handful if I decide it’s necessary). It’s so fresh and absolutely one of the most delicious salads ever!
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This is a perfect salad for any time of year. You just can’t go wrong with that combination of flavors. I’m new here , but having done some browsing I can tell you that I love the food and recipes you feature here. I’ll be back. I hope you have a fabulous day. Blessings…Mary
Thank you Mary and welcome!! I’m looking forward to swapping recipes with you!
I love oranges in salads! This one looks awesome…the small number of ingredients is fantastic. I think I easily have this in the house 🙂
Such a simple salad! I love that it only has 5 ingredients. Oranges in salads are so yummy! I will have to try this! 🙂
This looks wonderful and easy!
I love how easy and delicious this sounds.
Love the flavors in the salad! I could eat a salad like this every day. Thank you for sharing a great recipe:)
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This salad looks amazing…..your blog is really great!!!