Spinach and Arugula Citrus Salad with Fennel and Avocado
Brighten up your lunch or dinner with this Spinach and Arugula Citrus Salad with Fennel and Avocado – filled with healthy, seasonal ingredients you’ll love!
You know that Honey, Lime and Garlic Vinaigrette recipe I shared with you all yesterday? Well this is the salad that I’ve been enjoying it on all week. This Spinach and Arugula Citrus Salad came together literally as a mish-mosh of two salad combinations I have been craving – actually three – spinach and orange, fennel and orange, and fennel and arugula. Since I am totally indecisive and have major ADD these days I ended up throwing it all together to use up my ingredients before they withered away. Avocado was invited to the party at the last minute and boy am I glad.
I have been in a major salad (food/cooking/eating?) rut lately. I can’t blame it on the weather (Florida + Winter = a little bit awesome, but don’t worry paybacks are in fall!), but I can blame it on laziness and feeling a little uninspired from food/cooking/eating in general. I am making a huge effort to get out of this rut because honestly, I’m just plain sick of it. I miss cooking, feeling excited about cooking and eating a variety of foods (no offense to crock pot chicken and Greek salad but I am so over you).
I want to eat exciting food!
(after I took this pic I decided that this salad needed avocado…yes, it totally did)
This Spinach and Arugula Citrus Salad got me a little bit excited. I hope it does the same for you.
Have a great weekend!
Spinach and Arugula Citrus Salad with Fennel and Avocado
Ingredients:
- handful fresh spinach
- handful arugula
- 1/4 fennel bulb, sliced thin
- 1 orange, segmented
- 1/4 - 1/2 avocado, sliced (I use half an avocado)
- drizzle of Honey, Lime and Garlic Vinaigrette
Directions:
- Add spinach, arugula, fennel and orange segments to a large salad bowl, gently toss.
- Top with avocado slices and drizzle dressing over salad.
- Season with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
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More exciting recipes using seasonal ingredients to try:
Blackened Salmon with Citrus Salsa
Avocado Potato Salad | Foodness Gracious
Fennel Walnut Chicken Salad | All Day I Dream Of Food
Pasta with Fennel, Kale and Lemon | A Beautiful Plate
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I could happily get into a rut with THIS salad. Love all of that avocado! 🙂
Ali, I am so obsessed with avocado right now! It makes the salad!! Have a great weekend friend 🙂
Fennel has become a recent love in my life and I feel like I have lots and lots of catching up to do. This salad looks like a yummy way to make up for lost time!
It’s funny because I grew up eating fennel salads (an Italian thing), I ate it raw as a snack all the time! I kind of forget about it as I got older! I hope you catch up with lots of fennel eating, its so good! Try it raw with orange segments, olive oil and salt!
I was wondering if we were going to get the salad recipe!!! yay yayy yayyy! Fruit rocks in salads.
Super simple and lovely! Happy Valentine’s Day to you, Sweets! xo
I eat at least 1 salad every day–I’m all for trying new salad recipes out and I never thought to put raw fennel in my salad! Hope your out of your cooking rut soon–I know what its like! 🙂
a salad a day is the way to go! I’m ready to get out of my rut too – a trip to the produce shop is planned, that always helps!! Hope you are feeling well Katie!! xoxo
Salads must have avocados! I love the citrus and fennel together!
You will be pleased…I’m completely obsessed with avocado these days and eating 1 a day! I love putting them in salads!
Aggie, you speak my salad loving language. This looks wonderful! ♥
So light and refreshing.
Such a gorgeous salad!
Thank you Maria!
Loving this salad!!
Simple and healthy!
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