Blood Orange Fennel Salad with Chicken
A bright and refreshing salad featuring tender chicken, crisp fennel, and sweet blood orange slices, finished with a zesty citrus vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 240 g chicken breast fillet (2 chicken breast fillets)
- 100 ml chicken broth
- 200 g mixed salad greens
- 1 bulb fennel
- 1 Red Onion
- 4 blood oranges
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp Lemon juice
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
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1.
Rinse the chicken breast fillets under cold water and pat dry.
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2.
Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a pot. Add the chicken, cover, and simmer on low heat for about 15–20 minutes until cooked through.
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3.
Meanwhile, wash and dry the salad greens. Wash, trim, and slice the fennel thinly. Peel, halve, and cut the onion into strips.
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4.
Peel the blood oranges and slice them thinly.
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5.
Remove the chicken from the broth, let it drain, and shred into small pieces.
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6.
Combine the salad, shredded chicken, onion, and fennel in a large bowl. Arrange the blood orange slices on four plates and top with the salad mixture.
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7.
Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, 3 tbsp water, salt, and pepper; drizzle over the salad.