Saturday, July 12, 2008

Candy Apple, Fennel Salad


I found a little forgotten bulb of baby fennel in the fridge from the CSA. The flavor isn't as strong as the large bulbs but it smells amazing. This is the salad it found itself in.
Candy Apple, Fennel Salad

1 small bulb baby fennel, thinly sliced
1 piece of the fronds, chopped up
1/2 an apple, thinly sliced (I made triangle shapes)
1/4 english cucumber, thinly sliced
small palmfull of raisins
small palmfull of pine nuts, raw

Dressing

2TB Olive Oil
1TB Rice Vinegar (low sodium)
splash of umeboshi vinegar (optional)
fresh cracked pepper

Whisk together the dressing, pour over the salad. If it can sit in the fridge for 30 minutes it will be even better. If you don't have rice vinegar use apple cider vinegar and honey or agave. This is a sweet and salty salad like a candy apple dipped in nuts.

5 comments:

Cheryl Harris said...

that looks seriously yummy! please send me the link and a jpg and I'll add it to the 'uncooking' roundup (which will be posted end of july)

Amy said...

This salad looks great. Unfortunately, Aaron won't eat anything that has sweet and savory combined. WEIRDO.

Sophie said...

This sounds so refreshing and light. Fennel has almost a sweet flavor, and I love the idea of a candy apple savory dish. Lovely presentation too, all in all, delish :).

Sarah Schatz - menus for people with food allergies said...

Hi Hannah,
this salad looks so lovely. I too am a fennel fan and the combo with the apple and cucumber sounds yummy. thanks so much for the beautiful recipe!
sarah

mehera said...

Looks beautiful! I love the green heart. I've never liked fennel, but maybe I'll try this next time the CSA hands them out (I usually bury it in a soup).

I noticed your note about agave. What do you think about this info, re: agave? http://nourishedkitchen.com/when-natural-foods-arent-natural-agave-nectar/

Best,
mehera