This Fennel Orange Salad recipe is the perfect accompaniment to heavy winter meals with hot honey bacon and a homemade honey orange dressing.
Course Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Total Time 13 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 190kcal
Author Tristin Rieken
Ingredients
3mediumorangespeeled and thinly sliced into rounds
1smallfennel bulbthinly sliced, about 2 cups
4slicesbaconcrumbled, about ½ cup
2tablespoonshoney
¼smalljalapeño pepper1 tablespoon sliced
¼cupfennel frondschopped
salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
In a medium skillet over medium high heat cook bacon until crispy. Remove from heat and drain bacon on paper towels. When cool, crumble into small pieces.
4 slices bacon
In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm honey until smooth and shiny, about 3 minutes. Remove honey from heat, stir in sliced jalapeño pepper, and set aside to cool.
2 tablespoons honey
Over a bowl to collect the orange juice, peel oranges and slice into thin rounds.
3 medium oranges
Add the cooled jalapeno infused honey to the orange juice in the bowl and stir until smooth. Then stir in crumbled bacon and fennel slices. Season to taste with salt.
1 small fennel bulb, ¼ small jalapeño pepper, salt and pepper
Arrange orange slices on platter, top with the dressed bacon fennel mixture. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and fresh ground pepper to taste.