Quick Pickled Fennel with Orange Recipe

Updated March 26, 2019

This fennel pickle is sweetened with orange and spiked with a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper. The end product is half salad, half pickle and all crunch and flavor.

In a Pickle: Quick Pickled Fennel with Orange

Recipe Details

Quick Pickled Fennel with Orange Recipe

Active 20 mins

Total 24 hrs

Serves 16 servings

Makes 1 quart

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Ingredients

3 small fennel bulbs
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 small orange, sliced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup apple cider vinegar

Directions

Wash fennel bulbs and remove stems. Slice in half and cut out the hard core.
Slice paper-thin on a mandoline.
Sprinkle kosher salt over shaved fennel and toss to combine. Let fennel sit for at least an hour.
When time is up, pour fennel into a colander and squeeze to remove the liquid that was produced while it sat with the salt.
Return fennel to the bowl and toss with orange slices and black pepper.
Pack fennel and orange into a quart jar and top with the apple cider vinegar.
Use a chopstick or the end of a wooden spoon to work the vinegar down into the fennel.
Stash jar in the fridge and let sit for at least 24 hours before eating.
This quick pickle will keep at least 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.

Special Equipment

Mandoline, quart jar

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In a Pickle: Quick Pickled Fennel with Orange

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
16	Calories
0g	Fat
3g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16
Amount per serving
Calories	16
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 253mg	11%
Total Carbohydrate 3g	1%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 7mg	36%
Calcium 19mg	1%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 149mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.