Bursting with flavor, this citrus and fennel slaw is topped with sweet roasted beets and creamy goat cheese. Perfect for spring entertaining but simple enough for a quick lunch.
Brightly colored fruits and veggies get all of the attention but don’t be fooled, white vegetables are packed in nutrients as well! An excellent source of Vitamin C, fiber and folate, I try to incorporate fennel into our diet on a regular basis. If you’ve never eaten raw fennel, it is crunchy like celery with a delicious, subtle licorice flavor.
After making a big batch of my favorite Roasted Beets with Orange and Rosemary recently, I decided create a simple fennel and orange slaw to serve alongside. The crisp fennel and juicy orange segments are a match made in heaven for roasted beets. To take the entire dish to the never level, I topped the platter with crumbled goat cheese that I received from my friends at Vermont Creamery.
In honor of the spring entertaining season, I’ve teamed up with several of your favorite food bloggers to provide a fun giveaway full of delicious goodies.
Between Easter and Passover, my family will be hosting quite a few events in the coming weeks! Fennel slaws are ideal for entertaining because they don’t wilt the minute you dress them like a lettuce-based salad.
In fact, I intentionally toss the slaw in the vinaigrette 10-20 minutes before I plan to serve it so that the dressing can begin to penetrate the fennel. To save even more time on the day of a party, roasted beets can be prepared up to 3 days in advance.
Your fork is waiting.
- 2 fennel bulbs thinly sliced
- 1 seedless orange cut into segments
- 1/4 cup minced parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 in roasted beets cut bite-sized pieces
- 4 ounces goat cheese - crumbled such as Vermont Creamery
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In a large bowl, toss together fennel, orange segments, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
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Lay fennel slaw on a large platter and top with beets and crumbled goat cheese before serving.
Be sure to check out these other spring-inspired recipes from some of the most talented food bloggers I know!
A Brown Table * Adventures in Cooking * Bakeaholic Mama * Cooking with Cakes
Healthy Seasonal Recipes * Mountain Mama Cooks * Shared Appetite * Southern Boy Dishes
Nutmeg Nanny * Yankee Kitchen Ninja
Kirsten
Liz,
Thanks for this recipe! I’ve added it to the Farm Fresh Feasts Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for folks who love to eat from the farm share.
I appreciate it!
Andrea M
I love summer parties and bonfires! Salsa and guac should always attend.
Nik@ABrownTable
I’ve never tried fennel with goat cheese that sounds like a fantastic combination, something I need to do soon :)
itzia
i like sangria and fruit salad.
Joanne
I keep trying to work around the licorice flavor and really learn to love fennel, but no such luck yet. I’m a work in progress. Otherwise this salad sounds so good! The goat cheese is the perfect touch.
Liz DellaCroce
I swear it’s like cilantro – people love it or hate it!
Katheryn
I am a big fan of cookout parties, hamburgers and steaks and chicken and pork chops all on the grill, so good! Now to wait for the weather to warm up so we can grill out again!
eat good 4 life
This is right up my alley. I love the in season produce. I don’t get to use beets much but I think I should start using them more often. Great looking salad :-)
Sally T.
Fresh fruit and Wine. :-)
Sally T.
My treat would be Goat cheese with fresh fruit.
Everything that I can eat~the salad sounds D-Lish.
Stacie Fontinell
margaritas!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
I live in an area with a goat dairy that makes prize winning goat cheese. Needless to say goat cheese ranks high on my list. Beets are such a deep throbbing gorgeous color next to the spritely spring green—–purely visually beautiful
Gina Guthrie
I like to serve thai chicken salad in lettuce cups. And I always make lots of sangria.
Jean Tav
I love appetizers and finger foods paired with a nice glass of wine.
Helen @ Scrummy Lane
Hello! Fennel does go well with oranges, doesn’t it? I made a salad recently including those two and they’re a match made in heaven! Love the tip to add the vinaigrette earlier to let the flavours infuse well. :-)
Jerissa
I can’t say no to a deviled egg or a glass of sangria.
Janet T
My favorite party food is deviled eggs.
Mason Canyon
Cheese bites, fruit and a good glass of wine are perfect party food.
Katie
I like a cheese/fruit/cracker tray.
Bill
Liz, this slaw recipe is so imaginative and I’m sure so delicious! So glad Katie brought us all together and I’m so glad to discover your blog! Have a great weekend!
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so glad too!! Thanks Bill!
Sandra
I love really good cheese, so I am always about the cheese platter
Carolyn
I’ve tried beets once a longgggg time ago and hated them but I need to try them again now that I’m “grown up!” Salads are my favorite thing to bring to a party!
Chris @ Shared Appetite
What a great looking spring salad!! So beautiful! And it was so fun being a part of this giveaway with you!
Shoshana
Nothing better than good wine and cheese!
Yankee Kitchen Ninja (Julianne)
I am nutso for beets, so I’m thrilled that both you and Katie provided lovely beet recipes for this giveaway!
Meredith
So vibrant and delicious!
Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog
LOVE the sound of this salad. I had a roasted beet/goat cheese/salad combo once and I still remember how good it was! I’m going to have to try out this delicious sounding recipe!
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes
beets + goat cheese is always a no fail combination, but the orange slaw is giving this a pop of color I’m totally obsessed with! glad we connected through the giveaway chica :)
Kevin @ Closet Cooking
Love the goat cheese and beeet combo and this salad sounds fabulous!
Marcia
I love beets and can’t wait to try this beautiful salad.
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles
How beautiful is this?! I LOVE the flavors!
Sandy Headtke
I always go for the cheese and fruit
kelley {mountain mama cooks}
I love fennel! This would be such a great side to anything grilled. I’m not a big fan of beets but my husband will happily help me finish my plate!
Julia
Beets in salads are the best! I love love this recipe! :)
em
I love something basic like a good spinach dip for chips.
Gaby
Brilliant flavor combo in this slaw!
Katie
I love good cheese plates with wine!
Saniel
I like mini food , it small and less likely I will spill on myself and make a if mess. Like sliders, tacos, brusutta, brownies on bite, truffles. Thanks
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes
I remember the first time I tried fennel, I actually gagged. But now I actually love it. A ton! I love this salad and this flavor combination. I would love to serve this with Salmon. Thanks so much for participating in the giveaway.
Liz DellaCroce
Isn’t it the best?? Thanks so much for inviting me to participate!!
Laura @ Raise Your Garden
Hello!!
Another recipe with beets – this is exciting! No wonder I follow you on twitter =)
I agree, white veggies like cauliflower get the shaft. Thanks for the nutritional info – love it!!