I don’t know what’s happening over here in my kitchen…but my seasons keep flip flopping. I want it to be fall, but as soon as I commit to the harvest flavors, the warm weather swoops in and tricks me. This salad is a divine mix of the two. Nutty arugula, sun-dried tomato, a big happy green apple and fennel.
Oh, fennel. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…you are a real licorice, you make me pee a lot and you freshen my breath…you’re a dream boat, fennel, let’s stay together.
If you have seen fennel in the grocery store and shied away because you didn’t know where to begin, this salad is for you. Apple and fennel are one of my all time favorite combos. In the summer I looove a raw fennel, apple and parmesan salad. But since it is October let’s get a little toasty.
What you need:
Fennel bulbs
1 tsp of honey or agave
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
Arugula
Sun-dried tomatoes
1 green apple
Sea Salt
Olive Oil
Lemon
*Optional but so good: goat cheese or parmesan *
How to:
Heat a skillet to medium heat
Quarter the fennel, toss with honey, soy sauce, lemon and a pinch of salt
Satuee the fennel in the skillet till nice and brown
Chop the other ingredients
Drizzle the arugula with olive oil, lemon and sea salt
Lay the warm fennel across the arugula…
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This sounds great! But you simply must try some Himalayan pink salt. I get mine from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com. The flavor is so much better than regular salt! Thanks for sharing this recipe—I can’t wait to try it!
I made this for my family tonight, who rarely eats vegetables as it is, and THE BOWL WAS EMPTY at the end of dinner. I had never had caramelized fennel before and this version was magnifique. Thank you for such a great recipe!
Is there an easy place to print this recipe w/o photos? It looks phenomenal – thanks for sharing.
mache is a good idea. or spinach.
What about watercress, or mache?
you can totally use mache or watercress, , maybe even some pears instead of apple for the watercress…xo Haylie Duff
is it possible to make this salad without arugula? something different? i hate aragula :/
but i really love fennel!