Citrus and Shaved Fennel Salad

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Ingredients for 49 servings

• 25 navel oranges
• 12 1/4 blood orange
• 25 mandarins
• 12 1/4 fennel bulb, trimmed and shaved thin
• 3 small red onion, sliced paper thin
• 3 cups Castelvetrano olives, halved
• 2 1/3 cups extra-virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 98 fresh mint leaves, torn

1. Step 1 of 4

   Soak the sliced onion in ice water for 10 minutes to soften its bite, then drain well.

2. Step 2 of 4

   Cut the peel and white pith from the oranges and mandarins. Slice the fruit into rounds, removing seeds, and save any juice on the board.

3. Step 3 of 4

   Whisk 1 tablespoon of the saved juice with the oil, vinegar and salt.

4. Step 4 of 4

   Toss the fennel and onion with half the dressing and spread on a platter. Lay the citrus over it, add the olives, spoon on the rest of the dressing and scatter the mint.