This Fennel Apple Salad is Fall’s answer to a chopped salad and it is so easy to throw together. A little chopping, a little tossing, a little whisking. Done! And you can make it ahead of time!
I came up with this salad for two reasons. One, I love salads. I would live on salads. And two, because a mini vacay out to wine country requires a bit of a detox ok?
I’m all for a mini detox, but letās make it taste good.
If Iām honest thereās no detox required to make this⦠Iād quite happily live on it. Chewy Farro, sweet apples, fennel, lots of herbs and a zippy, tasty dressing. It’s a party of textures and flavours, which is everything I want in a salad.
Also goes very well with white wine. Just sayinā.

Anything Special You Need to Know?
*Fennel is not that common and you might be wondering “what does fennel taste like?”. I like the way they describe it here.
*You can sub in so many different veggies with this salad. A Fennel Pear Salad is a good option for fall. You could use kohlrabi or even cauliflower as well.
*You can use cooked short grain brown rice in place of the Farro. Or even wild rice, or wheat berries.
Recipe-ish…

Fennel Apple Salad with Farro and Za’atar
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked farro
- 2 cups fennel diced
- 2 cups apple diced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1/4 cup red onion finely diced
- 1 cup canned chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup mint chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- 1 cup feta crumbled
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp Zaāatar
- 1 tsp honey
- S&P
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the farro, fennel, apple, celery, onion, chickpeas, mint, parsley, feta and pipits.
- Mix well.
- In a small dish whisk together the oil, lemon, Zaāatar, honey and S&P to taste.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
Let me know what you think!
If you like this Fennel Apple Salad Recipe then I think you would love my SautĆ©ed Butternut Squash with Cinnamon Honey & Chili Recipe. It’s one of my very favourite Fall recipes because it’s good all on it’s own… but even better piled on top of ricotta toast!