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Fennel Apple Salad
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Fennel Salad with Apples and Goat Cheese Dressing

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Keyword: fennel, salad
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • blender or immersion blender

Ingredients

Goat Cheese Dressing 

  • ½ medium shallot, finely chopped (reserve other half for salad)
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 
  • 1 teaspoon honey 
  • the juice of 1 medium lemon
  • 4 oz goat cheese 

Salad

  • 1 whole medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced and well rinsed 
  • 2 honey crisp apples, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 1 rib/stalk celery, thinly sliced 
  • ½ medium shallot, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup pecans, roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Making the dressing:
    1. Add all dressing ingredients to a blender or immersion blender cup, and blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside while you make the salad.
    Making the Salad:
    1. Slice the celery into thin slices, and add to a large mixing bowl. Remove the stems and fronds from the fennel, and set aside. Reserve some fronds for serving/garnish, if desired.
    2. Thinly slice the fennel bulb with a sharp knife or a mandolin. Transfer sliced fennel to a colander and rinse well. Add to the bowl with the celery.
    3. Cut apples away from the core, and thinly slice. Add to bowl with the fennel; and celery.
    4. Thinly slice reserved shallot, and add to the bowl.
    5. Add pecans to the bowl.
    6. Add the dressing to the bowl, and toss well to combine.
    7. Transfer to a serving bowl or platter, and garnish with fennel fronds. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to 2 days.