Light Bites Vegetarian Lunch Sides

Fennel, Feta, Orange & Pistachio Salad

Fennel, Feta, Orange & Pistachio Salad
Sometimes when you are roasting meats or perhaps creating a series of rich dishes, you want a single salad that will refresh the palate beautifully and provide you with the right kind of flavour to pair with almost anything. This is exactly that salad, and the combination of ingredients is just as wonderful as an accompaniment to meatless dishes, such as stews, pies and quiches.

15 minutes prep,

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

2 oranges

1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, quartered and shaved or very thinly sliced, fronds reserved

100g feta cheese

100g pomegranate seeds

Olive oil, for drizzling

50g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped

½ tsp pul biber chilli flakes

Maldon sea

Method

Using a sharp knife, cut a disc of peel off the top and base of each orange, then, working from the top of the fruit downwards, cut away the remaining peel and pith in strips, just enough to expose the orange flesh, until the entire orange is peeled. Cut each orange in half widthways, then cut each half into about 5 half-moon slices.

Arrange the fennel on a platter, add the oranges and season generously with salt and pepper. Crumble over the feta, sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds and fennel frends, and drizzle with a little olive oil.

Scatter over the pistachios and finally the pul biber and then serve.

Recipe taken from Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour (Aster, £26) Photography by Kris Kirkham
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