Fennel is probably the last vegetable you would think of in a salad. Fennel is such an underrated but versatile vegetable. Let's go on a Fennel salad adventure! It's good to think outside the box sometimes.
Whether adventurous or not, I highly recommend you give this salad a go. If only to add a new vegetable to your diet. Trust me with this; I'm the fussiest vegetable eater in the universe!
Flavourful Fennel Salad
In this Fennel salad recipe, we are using a fennel bulb. The bulb comes from a cultivated variety called Florence Fennel. Discover more about fennel here.
Fennel has a sweet aniseed flavour. The grilled red pepper adds more sweetness to this Fennel salad, and we finish it with dollops of spiced yoghurt. I add omega-three seed mix for texture. It's optional but highly recommended.
If you have been following my salad series, you will notice how I always either grill or roast the vegetables. This is based on Ayurvedic principles. When we eat raw food, the body has to work harder to break it down and digest it. By applying heat, we are helping the body with digestion. Grilling or roasting is a relatively healthy way of cooking. You can eat fennel raw; however, it needs to be sliced very thinly to be able to chew it. We will leave that for another salad experiment. In this fennel salad, it is cut into wedges before roasting.
The spiced yoghurt is dairy-free. When I say spiced, I don't mean it has the heat that some spices bring. I use turmeric for a splash colour, cumin and Kala namak for flavour. I like to use Kala namak or black rock salt to add extra flavour to many recipes. Find out more about Kala Namak in my spiced sweet potato wedges recipe.
I hope I've convinced you to give this Fennel salad a go. If so, also check out my cavalo Nero with fennel too.
How-To Video
Here is a video guide to this grilled fennel salad recipe with red peppers:
📖 Recipe
Recipe Notes
For this recipe, you can easily replace the dairy-free yoghurt with dairy yoghurt if you wish.
When cutting the fennel, keep the stems and fronds. They can be used in salads or to make stock. Remove the tough, hard-to-eat core at the bottom of each half of the fennel bulb.
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