Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

The Most Beautiful Salad

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 6m
Cook Time: 20m
Total Time: 20m
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (20 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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For the Salad

For the Dressing and Marinade

Nutritional Information

147
Calories
7.4g
Fat
20.4g
Carbohydrate
1.1g
Protein
0mg
Cholesterol
55mg
Sodium
Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

Recipe Description

This Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad is not only deliciously tasty but looks aesthetically beautiful too! For salad lovers and Instagram bloggers, this is definitely the recipe to try. With a sweet and salty flavor combination from roasted cherries, almond flakes, finely chopped fennel and a few sprigs of marjoram, the salad is fresh and wonderful with a perfectly matched dressing of olive oil, maple syrup, sea salt, black pepper, raw apple vinegar, whole grain mustard and finely chopped shallots. I promise it’s so good!

To make Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Toast almonds

    2 min
    Step 1 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    In a pan over high heat, toast 2 tablespoons of almond flakes until golden and fragrant. Take care not to toast for too long to avoid burning, and set aside to cool.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven

    Preheat the oven to 390 °F.

  3. 3

    Dress cherries

    1 min
    Step 3 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    In a baking dish, toss pitted cherries with a teaspoon of olive oil, a teaspoon of maple syrup to coat, then add a few marjoram leaves and season with sprinkles of sea salt and black pepper, to taste.

  4. 4

    Bake cherries

    20 min
    Step 4 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    Bake cherries in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, tossing, halfway through the cooking process.

  5. 5

    Combine dressing

    1 min
    Step 5 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    In a small mixing bowl, whisk 1½ tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons of whole grain mustard, and ½ a chopped shallot, if using, then season with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Add fennel

    2 min
    Step 6 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    Add finely sliced fennel and toss to coat in the dressing.

  7. 7

    Serve

    Step 7 - Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

    Once well coated, arrange the fennel slices on a large serving platter and scatter the roasted cherries with juices, all over. Sprinkle chopped fennel fronds, marjoram leaves and toasted almond flakes as garnishing.

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About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (20 reviews)
Maddie
December 3, 2024
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This salad is just wow! I made it for a summer picnic and everyone loved it. The roasted cherries made it sooo sweet and yummy. Definitely making it again!

Catherine Smith
September 27, 2024
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I made this salad for a family dinner, and it was a huge hit! The flavors blended so well, and the colors were just stunning. My kids loved the cherries!

Kenny
October 12, 2023
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Super tasty salad!

K-Dawg
October 10, 2023
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Dude, this salad rocks!

Mark Sullivan
October 10, 2023
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Delicious!

Quinn
September 28, 2022
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Delish! I made this salad for a picnic and it was a hit. The sweet cherries mixed with the crunchy fennel were a great touch. The dressing added a nice tang that we all loved!

Daisy
August 17, 2021
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Yummy! I made this salad for my girls' night and we were all blown away. The flavors were crazy good! Perfect for a light summer snack. Loved it!

Lilianna Peila
April 17, 2021
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This is the perfect salad if you have a weird group of friends like myself in which every single one of them have something they dont eat or are allergic to lol, thanks for saving me cooking time and sparing me the need to cook 4 different types of food.

Kristina Hartoonian
April 6, 2021
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Wonderful appetizer or lunch for a family gathering :)

Rylynn Chandi
April 3, 2021
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Nina you legit got the most amazing things ever in your list of foods. cant wait to see what else you bring so i can put it on my table !

Paula Vavra
March 17, 2021
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The dressing was so good I made it for a few other salads lol.

Nathalie Kaczkowski
March 14, 2021
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Fennel salad and cherries never sounded like a good combo until now, will totally be checking this out.

Mayah Onusko
March 12, 2021
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Yummy salad for srue and it has a sweet/savoury taste for those who like to combine both its the perfect lunch.

Saniya Belluomini
February 24, 2021
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Nice recipe easy and vegan/vegetarian which is wat i need.

Linnea Lavoy
February 22, 2021
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Loved every bite of this very flavorful and the cherries werent too sweet either.

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