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Apple Fennel Salad Recipe • theVintageMixer.com #salad

Apple Fennel Salad

A fresh and crisp winter salad with green apple and fennel dressed with a simple lemon dijon vinaigrette.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 fresh fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 1 granny smith apple, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, (and zest of half the lemon)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • dash of freshly ground pepper

Method
 

  1. Slice the fennel bulb in half and remove the bitter center. Then lay the bulb flat on a cutting board and thinly slice from the base toward the stem of the fennel. Thinly slice the apple. Combine fennel and apple in medium bowl.
  2. Whisk together lemon juice, oil, mustard, honey, garlic, salt and pepper, in a small bowl.
  3. Pour dressing over apple/fennel mixture; add parsley and lemon zest, toss until well blended.
  4. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.