Insalata di Finocchi, Arance e Crescione con Vinaigrette al Timo
Fennel, Orange & Watercress Salad with Thyme Vinaigrette

About This Recipe

Are you looking for a delicious vegetables recipe with a difference? If you are, you’ve found it! Here’s my fennel, orange & watercress salad with thyme vinaigrette for you to enjoy.

This zingy first-course salad takes only minutes to prepare yet is full of flavour and goodness. The peppery little leaves of the watercress are bursting with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, making it one of our greatest natural superfoods, while the fennel and oranges are really rich in vitamin C. Try it with my Asparagus, Ricotta, Chilli and Parmesan Tartlets.

TwitterFacebook

4

Serves

10

Ingredients

Vegetables

Main Ingredient

Meat-Free Recipes, Quick Dishes, Healthy Recipes

Type

Ingredients

  • 3 Oranges, Large
  • 1 Unwaxed Lemon, Grated Zest
  • 1 Shallot, Peeled And Grated
  • 2 teaspoons Runny Honey
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh Thyme Leaves
  • 7 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 100g Watercress, Trimmed
  • 1 Fennel Bulb, Large, Cored & Thinly Sliced
  • To Taste Salt
  • To Taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Weight Converter

Found in This Book

More Recipes Buy Now

Feast your eyes on the finest fennel, orange & watercress salad with thyme vinaigrette! It’s straightforward and fun to make this great dish. Simply follow the instructions below and get the perfect result.

Step By Step

  1. First peel and segment 2 of the oranges. Using a sharp knife, cut o. about 1–2cm from the top and bottom of the fruit to expose the flesh. Place the fruit on one of its flat ends and cut down to remove the skin and the white pith. Rotate and repeat, working your way around the fruit until the flesh is completely exposed.
  2. Cut between the flesh and the white membrane to free the segments. Set the segments aside.
  3. To make the vinaigrette, squeeze as much juice as you can from the remaining orange (you should have about 100ml). Put the orange juice in a bowl and add the lemon zest, shallot, honey and thyme then add the oil gradually. Season with a little salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
  4. Arrange the watercress on a large serving platter and scatter over the fennel, then the orange segments. Drizzle over the vinaigrette.

Once you’re done, simply sit back and enjoy your fennel, orange & watercress salad with thyme vinaigrette and don’t forget to check out other great authentic Italian recipes including great antipasti recipes, Italian pasta recipes, Italian soup recipes, Italian beef dishes and authentic pizza recipes.

Previous Recipe

Courgette Roll-Ups with Ricotta, Walnuts & Chargrilled Peppers

View Recipe

Next Recipe

Courgette Carpaccio With Borlotti Beans, Peppers & Capers

View Recipe

Discuss This Recipe

Gino's Books View All

More RecipesGet Inspired

Pizza Con Zucchine E Aceto BalsamicoPizza With Courgettes & Balsamic Glaze

I love grilled courgettes, but sometimes it’s just a hassle to prepare them, particularly if I’m hungry and need feeding right now! Here I can get the same flavour and texture by simply tossing them on top of this fantastic pizza. It looks amazing with all the overlapping circles of cheese and courgette – a real showstopper.

4

Serves

10

Ingredients

Vegetables

Main Ingredient
View Recipe

Mousse Di Cioccolato Bianco E Pepe NeroWhite Chocolate Mousse with Black Pepper & Fresh Mint

I know that this may sound very strange to you, using black pepper in a white chocolate mousse, but believe you me, this is a dessert that all your friends will talk about. This recipe is easy, very tasty and definitely has the 'wow' factor, but make sure you use a good quality chocolate. You can also serve it straight from the freezer like a semi-freddo.

6

Serves

5

Ingredients

Chocolate

Main Ingredient
View Recipe

Pizza con zucca voilina, cipolla rossa, cavolo nero, Dolcelatte e nociButternut Squash, Red Onion, Cavolo Nero & Dolcelatte Pizza With Walnuts

I wanted to try something different from a traditional pizza topping and I’m glad I did, as this pizza is delicious. The sweetness of the butternut squash works perfectly with the earthy cavolo nero, and the walnuts give added texture. When making this pizza for my vegan friends, I use a little tomato pizza sauce on the base and pile on all the other toppings minus the Dolcelatte. Serve with a green...

4

Serves

13

Ingredients

Butternut squash

Main Ingredient
View Recipe

Tranci di pesce spada con patate saltate e gremolataSwordfish Steaks & Sautéed Potatoes with Gremolata

I cooked this dish overlooking the beach at Pescoluse, on the Puglian coast. It’s known as the Maldives of Salento and is a hidden paradise. I used swordfish, but tuna would work well too. Gremolata is a dressing of raw chopped garlic, parsley and lemon zest. It is usually sprinkled over meats, such as osso bucco or carpaccio, but it also makes a great garnish for grilled fish. Always make sure you...

4

Serves

11

Ingredients

Seafood

Main Ingredient
View Recipe

Gelato facile all'amarenaEasy Sour Cherry Ice Cream with Amaretto Sauce

Sour cherries (also known as tart cherries) are smaller and softer than sweet cherries. Although they are sometimes eaten fresh, in Italy – where Morello is the most popular variety – sour cherries are usually used in jams, jellies, sorbets and ice creams. This particular ice cream contains condensed milk, which gives a creamy, smooth texture without churning – a bit of a cheat, but no one need...

6

Serves

6

Ingredients

Cherries

Main Ingredient
View Recipe

Panna Cotta al BaileysBaileys Panna Cotta

Like most great concoctions, this dessert was created by chance when my wife bought a bottle of Baileys liqueur for one of our dinner guests. I thought I’d try it in the panna cotta I was making... All I can say is 'wow'!

6

Serves

6

Ingredients
View Recipe