For the Salad
- 2 tbsp Almond flakes
- 7 oz Sweet Cherriespitted
- a few sprigs Marjoram
- 9 oz Fennel bulb1 large, finely sliced, a couple of fronds reserved and chopped
For the Dressing and Marinade
- 2 tbsp Olive oilextra virgin, divided
- 1 tsp Maple syrup
- Sea saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- 1 tbsp Raw apple vinegaror lemon juice
- 2 tsp Whole grain Dijon mustard
- ½ Shallotssmall, finely chopped (optional)
Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad
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:
Steps to make Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad
1 | Toast almonds | 2 |
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 | Preheat oven | |
Preheat the oven to 390 °F. | ||
3 | Dress cherries | 1 |
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 | Bake cherries | 20 |
Bake cherries in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, tossing, halfway through the cooking process. | ||
5 | Combine dressing | 1 |
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 | Add fennel | 2 |
Add finely sliced fennel and toss to coat in the dressing. | ||
7 | Serve | |
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. | ||
Recipe Reviews
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.
Wonderful appetizer or lunch for a family gathering :)
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 !
The dressing was so good I made it for a few other salads lol.
Fennel salad and cherries never sounded like a good combo until now, will totally be checking this out.
Yummy salad for srue and it has a sweet/savoury taste for those who like to combine both its the perfect lunch.
Cool idea will be trying it out after i finish making the strawberry fennel one first.
Nice recipe easy and vegan/vegetarian which is wat i need.
Loved every bite of this very flavorful and the cherries werent too sweet either.
Can't get over how easy this was to make !! Happy and so is my tummy.
Replaced the almonds for walnuts.
Will not be making this again It was too expensive, maple syrup is 8 dollars here...
Didn't bother adding the mustard i think it takes away from the sweeteness of the cherries.
Tried this out and thought the cherries kinda ruined the taste.
Amazing! Thank you!
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