Orange, Avocado & Fennel Salad Recipe
orange, avocado & fennel salad
Looking for the tastiest, freshest and best springtime salad? You've found it with this Fennel, Orange & Avocado Salad, a combination of peppery arugula, sweet oranges, crunchy fennel and creamy avocado, all topped with roasted pumpkin seeds and drizzled with a zesty honey lime dressing.
orange, avocado, & fennel seed
serves 4
ingredients
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds- 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- Pinch kosher salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp lime zest
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups baby arugula
- 3 oranges, peeled and sliced into segments
- 1 small fennel bulb, halved, cored and sliced into paper thin strips
- 1 large ripe avocado, pitted and sliced
directions
- Preheat oven to 300ºF. For the roasted pumpkin seeds, in a small bowl, toss pumpkin seeds, melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together. Spread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and place in oven for 18 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once seeds are golden, remove from oven and set aside.
- For the dressing, whisk olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, lime juice, Dijon mustard, salt, lime zest and pepper. Set aside.
- To assemble the salad, lay the arugula on a large serving platter. Top with orange slices, fennel and avocado. Drizzle generously with dressing and sprinkle pumpkin seeds over top.
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