Italian Garden Salad with Fennel

This fast and easy salad recipe is made with your favorite salad greens and crunchy fennel then drizzled with a lemony parmesan vinaigrette.

Salad season is my favorite time of year. Not only are salad greens readily available, they’re better tasting and more affordable!

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This Italian Garden Salad with Fennel was inspired by a recent visit to my local farmers market. This time of year the stalls are overflowing with all sorts of lettuce varieties including green romaine, red leaf, curly and more.

For added crunch, texture and fiber, I love adding thinly sliced fennel to my salads. Slightly sweet like licorice and crunchy like celery, it adds a mild anise flavor that pairs perfectly with the sweet tomatoes and spicy red onions.

To top, I love drizzling with a lemony parmesan vinaigrette made with just a few basic pantry staples. You can whisk the vinaigrette separately in a bowl but I usually just add it right on to the salad before tossing.

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Italian Garden Salad with Fennel

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

This fast and easy salad recipe is made with your favorite salad greens and crunchy fennel then drizzled with a lemony parmesan vinaigrette.

Course: Salad, Salad Dressing

Keyword: fennel, salad, vegetables, vegetarian

Servings: 4

Calories: 129 kcal

Author: Liz DellaCroce

Ingredients

• 8 cups romaine roughly chopped
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• 1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced
• 1 bulb fennel thinly sliced (core removed)

Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette

• 1 lemon juiced
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Place your salad ingredients (lettuce through fennel) in a large bowl. To that bowl, add all of the vinaigrette ingredients and toss well; serve immediately. Alternatively, you can whisk together the vinaigrette in a separate bowl and drizzle before serving. 

Nutrition Facts

Italian Garden Salad with Fennel

Amount Per Serving (2 cups)

Calories 129 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g 12%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 1mg 0%

Sodium 374mg 16%

Potassium 622mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%

Dietary Fiber 5g 20%

Sugars 3g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 169.3%

Vitamin C 42.8%

Calcium 10.5%

Iron 9.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe by The Lemon Bowl // Photography by Alejandro Photography

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