Name: Fennel and Grapefruit Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large or medium-sized fennel bulb; 1 small red onion - thinly sliced; 2 pink grapefruits; 1 lemon juiced; 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar; 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; handful pitted black olives- sliced; sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

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Fennel and Grapefruit Salad is a Mediterranean-style salad that is light, crunchy, and citrusy. It is loaded with slices of fennel, red onions, black olives, and chunks of juicy pink grapefruit. And, dressed with a tangy vinaigrette for a wonderful twist of sweet and tart flavors with every bite.

A bowl filled with sliced fennel, bits of pink grapefruit and black olives.

Fennel and Grapefruit Salad…

This Fennel and Grapefruit Salad is crisp, clean-tasting, and refreshing! It is delicious! It is a vibrant, colorful salad, and the flavor is so good everyone will ask for seconds.

Easy to prepare and ready in minutes! Best of all, fennel and grapefruits are readily available year-round. Pink grapefruits are ripe and juicy this time of year. What better way to use them than in a refreshing salad like this one?

For more fennel salad recipes, don’t miss our Blood Orange Fennel Salad, and Fennel and Apple Salad.

What is Fennel?

Fennel is also known as anise, and it is very popular in Italy, Greece, and even France. People commonly use and serve it raw as an appetizer, like celery. It’s hard to believe that fennel is a member of the carrot family, but it’s not a root vegetable. It’s bulb-shaped, with long stems and feathery (frizzy) leaves that resemble dill.

Fennel also has a mild, anise-like flavor and a sweeter taste. In Italy, they love fennel and consider it a great post-meal snack to help with digestion.

A fennel bulb is laying on a wood cutting board.

Fennel is refreshing and a healthy vegetable. We also enjoy serving sliced fennel with a medley of raw vegetables, served with Healthy Beet Hummus and Chickpea Stew Hummus.

Notes and Tips…

Fennel and Grapefruit Salad is best served chilled.
Best of all, you can make it ahead the day before.
The longer you let this delicious salad marinate and infuse all its flavors, the better it becomes!

A large deep oval white bowl with sliced fennel and chunks of grapefruit and black olives.

Ingredients Needed for this Salad…

For our fennel and grapefruit salad recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

Fennel bulb
Red onion
Pink grapefruits
Lemon
Apple cider vinegar
Extra-virgin olive oil
Pitted black olives
Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

How to Make Fennel and Grapefruit Salad?

First, gather all the ingredients needed for this salad. Then you can start. Our full printable recipe card is at the bottom of this page.

1. First, rinse the fennel bulb. Trim and discard the ends; reserve some fronds for garnish.

2. Cut out the core on the bottom and discard the core.

A fennel bulb sliced in half with its core cut out.

3. Then cut crosswise into 1/4 inch or less. Or use a mandolin to shave the fennel into thin slices. Cut the fennel as thinly as possible. And toss into a mixing bowl.

A fennel bulb placed on a cutting board and sliced into thin pieces.

4. Next, let’s prepare the pink grapefruit. Carefully slice the grapefruit in half.

5. Using a sharp knife, remove pieces of grapefruit and discard all seeds. Set them aside.

6. Next, toss the other ingredients: fennel, red onions, and black olives in a deep serving platter or mixing bowl.

A white salad bowl filled with sliced fennel, sliced red onion, and sliced black olives.

7. Make the vinaigrette! Combine olive oil, lemon juice, and vinegar in a small bowl. Toss well to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste. Chill and allow the fennel salad to marinate for about 1 to 2 hours before serving. Lastly, toss in the grapefruit and serve. Serves 6 to 8

A white oval salad bowl with sliced fennel, black olives, and chunks of pink grapefruit.

Make Ahead and Storing…

To Make Ahead and Storing: You can make this salad one day ahead. Cover with clear wrap, and keep it chilled in the refrigerator. Leftovers will stay fresh for up to 2 days.

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Fennel and Grapefruit Salad

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Fennel and Grapefruit Salad is a light, crunchy and flavorful salad made with slices of fennel, red onions and black olives. Then it is tossed with a lemony vinaigrette and topped with chunks of pink grapefruit to give it a wonderful twist of sweet and tart flavors with every bite. This refreshing salad is vibrant and colorful and will have everyone asking for seconds.

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Ingredients

1 large or medium-sized fennel bulb
1 small red onion - thinly sliced
2 pink grapefruits
1 lemon juiced
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
handful pitted black olives- sliced
sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

Rinse fennel bulb. Trim and discard ends, reserve some of its fronds ( the frizzy greens at the stalks) to garnish.
Cut out the cord on the bottom and discard the cord.
Cut crosswise into 1/4 inch or less. Cut fennel as thinly as possible. Toss into a mixing bowl.
NEXT, slice the grapefruit in half. Using a sharp knife, remove pieces of grapefruit and discard all seeds. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add the fennel, red onions, and black olives. HOLD the grapefruit aside.
Combine olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar in a small bowl. Pour into fennel salad. Toss well to combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill the salad in the refrigerator for about 1 to 2 hours. Allow fennel salad to marinate before serving.
Lastly, just before you serve, toss in the pink grapefruit, then serve.
Serves 6 to 8

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 servings Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 103Total Fat: 7.4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 11mgCarbohydrates: 3.1gFiber: .9gSugar: .8gProtein: .4g

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