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Mandarin and Fennel, Baked Feta Salad

Mandarin and Fennel, Baked Feta Salad

Jun 18, 2025

We love simple, tasty and quick salads and when the salad contains some of our favourite ingredients, its just perfect. 
This is a great salad or side dish, but we do like to cut the fennel thinly. We like to add some nuts and crusty bread when we serve it as a light meal.

Serves: 4 as a side

Preparation: 10 Minutes

Cooking: 20 Minutes

Ingredients   

  • 4 mandarins, peeled, sliced crosswise
  • 100g feta, sliced length wise and then in half
  • 2 fennel bulbs, trimmed and sliced, fronds removed
  • Handful microgreens
  • Handful fresh thyme
  • Pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Dressing

  • Juice of 1 mandarin
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180° C
  2. Place feta blocks into a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil and honey. Sprinkle over pepper and thyme and bake for 15-20 minutes or until feta is golden
  3. Add dressing ingredients to a small bowl and mix well. Set aside
  4. Arrange fennel pieces onto a serving plate or bowl and top with mandarin, warm feta and thyme
  5. Drizzle with salad dressing and top with micro greens.
  6. Serve immediately

Alternative: 

Mandarin could be replaced with Orange and Haloumi works lovely instead of Feta.

Recipe shared with permission of Citrus NZ and 5+A Day