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Citrus Fennel Salad

Servings

6

Serving size

about 3/4 cup
COOKING TIME
30 minutes

This recipe is best served immediately after dressing.

Citrus Fennel Salad

Ingredients

2 lb Fennel, fresh (sliced very thinly, reserve fronds)
1 medium head Radicchio, raw (shredded)
1 fruit without seeds Oranges, raw, with peel (supreme; see instructions)
1 fruit Pink grapefruit (supreme)
1 to taste Black pepper
1/4 cup Olive oil
1 Tbsp White wine vinegar (or champagne vinegar)
1 wedge yields Lemon juice
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. Honey
1/2 cup fronds Fennel, fresh
1/8 tsp. Salt

Instructions

Gather all ingredients and equipment.

For the Salad

Trim the stalks and fronds off of the fennel bulb and set aside.

Slice the bulb into 1/8-inch strips. In a large bowl, toss with the shredded radicchio.

To cut the citrus into supreme:

1. Slice off both ends of the fruit.

2. Stand fruit on a flat end.

3. Cut as close to the flesh as possible following the contour of the fruit to cut off the peel and pith.

4. Hold the fruit in your hand, and using a paring knife, cut from the inside of the membranes towards the core, slicing out the fleshy pulp. The pulp is what is called the "supreme."

5. Continue rotating the fruit and cutting out the supremes, until all the supremes are separated from the membranes.

Add the supremes to the bowl of fennel.

For the Vinaigrette

Place the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, fennel fronds, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. There will be very small specks of the fronds visible.

Drizzle dressing over the salad and gently toss to evenly distribute dressing.
Serve.

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GERD / Acid Reflux

This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Lactose

This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Coumadin® (Warfarin)

This recipe is NOT safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Gluten Sensitivity

This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

Sodium

This is a low sodium recipe.

"Much of traditional Southern cooking parallels Italian peasant cuisine. Consider cooked radicchio with polenta. It is not dissimilar to our grits and greens."

Steven Satterfield, Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef Cooks Through the Seasons