Smoked salmon salad with oranges, fennel, and honey, a fresh appetizer, quick to prepare, very refined, perfect in any season, but also delicious as a festive starter, perhaps to include in the Christmas Appetizers menu, where you can find this and many other ideas. Smoked salmon is undoubtedly one of the most consumed ingredients during the holidays, not only for its practicality but also because it is so versatile, and most importantly, it is so delicious that it makes everyone fall in love. I often eat it, and I often create quick appetizers, which I then actually turn into unique dishes for quick snacks, at any time of the day. Smoked salmon with its distinct, yet pleasant taste, that tastes smoky but not overly so, pairs well with citrus fruits, but not always the usual squeezed lemon, let’s make a rich salad with oranges and fennel as used here in southern Italy, especially here in Calabria and Sicily, to make the salad even more complete a teaspoon of honey and some walnuts will give more completeness to the festive dish, I leave you with the recipe for smoked salmon salad with oranges and honey fennel. Here are many more Christmas recipes.
Here are more recipes with smoked salmon.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for 6
- 2 fennel
- 2 oranges
- 5.3 oz smoked salmon
- 6 walnuts
- 2 teaspoons honey
- to taste poppy seeds
- to taste olive oil
- to taste apple cider vinegar
- to taste salt
Tools
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Salad bowl
Steps to Prepare Smoked Salmon Salad with Fennel and Oranges
1. Wash and thinly slice 2 small, tender fennels. Place them in a salad bowl.
2. Peel 2 oranges, cut them into round slices, then halve the slices, not too thin, at least half a centimeter. Add the oranges to the fennels.
3. Now add the salmon slices cut in half and somewhat arranged like a flower.
4. Season with a little olive oil, salt, and apple cider vinegar.
5. Decorate with some walnuts and poppy seeds. Finish with a bit of honey and some fennel fronds. Let marinate for a few minutes before serving.
Try the Salmon Flower Pockets.
