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Pickled Fennel with Orange

Thinly sliced fennel bulb salted for an hour, packed with orange zest and covered in a hot white wine vinegar and orange juice brine. Ready in a day, bright and faintly sweet on green salads.

  • YieldMakes 1 pint
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 d 2 h
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 340 gfennel bulbs, thinly sliced (about 3/4 lb, 2 bulbs)
  • 1 tsppickling salt
  • 2 sprigssmall fennel sprigs, 1 or 2, for the jaroptional

Brine

  • 90 mlwhite wine vinegar, 6 tablespoons

Orange

  • 1orange, zest of half peeled off in strips, then the whole orange juiced (about 90 ml, 6 tablespoons)

Brine

  • 1 tbspsugar
  • 4whole black peppercorns, cracked

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Fennel
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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