Crispy Apple Cider Pork Belly Salad

A delicious flavour packed salad recipe combines crispy, succulent pork belly, bitter, palate-cleansing salad mix, juicy, sweet orange and a tangy dressing for a refreshing and flavourful meal. Add pepitas for extra crunch and fragrance. You can swap salad mix for chicory or romaine lettuce if that is what you have.


1 kg Pork belly 3 tbsp Olive oil 1½ tsp Sea salt 1 tsp Cumin seeds, crushed 1 Brown onion, thickly sliced 360 ml Apple cider 600 g Fennel, thinly sliced lengthways 2 tbsp Orange juice 1 tbsp White wine vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp Ground ginger 2-3 Oranges or mandarins, peeled, sliced crossways 80 g Salad mix 1 tbsp Pepitas

Preheat oven to 240C/460F. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
Pat the rind of pork belly dry with paper towel. Use a sturdy fork or a meat skewer to prick the skin repeatedly, creating as many tiny holes as possible and making sure to puncture through the fat but not the meat. Brush with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt and crushed cumin.
Place onion slices in a medium roasting pan. Top with pork, rind-side up. Roast for 30 minutes or until rind starts to crackle.
Lower oven temperature to 160C/320F. Pour cider around pork in pan (do not pour over rind). Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until pork is tender. Set pork aside for 15 minutes to rest.
Meanwhile, place fennel, in a single layer, on prepared tray. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 minutes or until tender.
Whisk orange juice, vinegar, mustard, ginger and remaining olive oil in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Cut the pork belly into 3-5 cm pieces. Combine salad mix, roasted fennel and oranges on a serving platter. Top with pork belly. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with pepitas.

21 comments:

J.P. Alexander 14/4/26 00:54: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Brian's Home Blog 14/4/26 00:59: OH MY, I can almost taste the flavor clear over here!
DeniseinVA 14/4/26 01:46: Delicious! One of my favorite foods.
Linda's Relaxing Lair 14/4/26 02:12: Dear Angie, this meal looks colourful, beautiful and scrumptious!
foodtravelandwine 14/4/26 02:29: It is a complete and delicious meal!......Abrazotes, Marcela
My name is Erika. 14/4/26 02:32: Pork belly in a salad is absolutely delicious. This looks amazing. I love adding fruit to a salad; it livens it up a bit.
Anonymous 14/4/26 03:41: Delicious!-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Tom 14/4/26 04:03: ...Angie, this looks great!
Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 14/4/26 04:06: I would love to be eating that right now.
Tandy (Lavender and Lime) 14/4/26 05:44: I really need to do pork belly this winter. It's a firm favourite.
Lola Martínez 14/4/26 08:02: La panceta asada está buenísima, hace años que no la como, pero la recuerdo exquisita. Con una ensalada es una forma estupenda de acompañarla, así se desengrasa y no es tan calórica consumirla.
Margaret D 14/4/26 08:59: Gee that does sound and look delicious, must make that sometime, Angie.
eileeninmd 14/4/26 10:46: Hello Angie,
The salad looks delicious! Take care, enjoy your day and happy week.
David M. Gascoigne, 14/4/26 12:50: Have I ever eaten pork belly? I don’t think so, and it does not sound especially appealing. But this dish looks delicious.
Kathylorraine 14/4/26 14:42: good morning, sounds delicious
DEZMOND 14/4/26 15:30: So many bright colours on the plate!
Frank | Memoriediangelina.com 14/4/26 17:33: I don’t think I’ve ever tried a pork belly dish I didn’t like, but I’ve never had a pork belly salad. Sounds delightful!
Pam 14/4/26 17:46: So many great colors, flavors, and textures in this beautiful salad.
Anne in the kitchen 14/4/26 19:33: This sounds delicious!
Ananka 14/4/26 19:47: Looks good :-D
The-FoodTrotter 14/4/26 21:04: This crispy pork belly must be phenomenal! I really need to try this recipe :)