Apple Fennel Salad

by | Salads, Thanksgiving Recipes | 3 comments

This is the great salad I hinted at last week on Instagram.  I didn’t post it last week because I got so excited about the Milieu contest and wanted you to know.  This is good though and worth the wait…

A few years a go I had an Apple Fennel salad at a restaurant.  I’d never really had fennel and, frankly, I can’t stand licorice so I always shied away.  Boy, was I missing out!  It didn’t taste like licorice at all.  Just a great texture and crunch with a hint of a sharp but sweet flavor.  A refreshing salad ingredient.  Over the years I have recreated it at home in different variations.

2015-01-20 19.19.46I made this Apple Fennel Salad last week and thought you might enjoy something different as well.

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Apple Fennel Salad
 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 medium fennel bulbs, sliced paper thin
  • 2 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples, sliced paper thin
  • 1 shallot, diced
  • 1 tbs maple syrup
  • 3 tbs olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 4 cups baby arugula
Instructions
  1. Place sliced fennel, sliced apples and arugula in a large bowl and toss.
  2. Whisk together maple syrup, olive oil, lemon juice.
  3. Stir in shallots.
  4. Pour over salad and toss again.
  5. Serve.

The easiest way to cut fennel is to cut the bottom 1/4″ off, then cut it in half from top to bottom.  Lay the flat side on the cutting board and slice away!  (Sorry, I didn’t get photos…it was dinner time!) I cut my apples the same way, flat side on the cutting board and slice.

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I hope you enjoy it!  Let me know what you think and if you use fennel in other ways.

xo

Alicia

 

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3 Comments

  1. Marsha Braswell

    This looks and sounds so good!

  2. Jennifer Shoopman

    Dear Alicia,

    We tried this salad last night. It was delicious!!! Thank you so much for sharing:) Love and hugs…Your Kappa Little

    • Alicia

      Hi, J!
      So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for following along! 🙂
      xo
      Alicia

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3 Comments

  1. Marsha Braswell

    This looks and sounds so good!

  2. Jennifer Shoopman

    Dear Alicia,

    We tried this salad last night. It was delicious!!! Thank you so much for sharing:) Love and hugs…Your Kappa Little

    • Alicia

      Hi, J!
      So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for following along! 🙂
      xo
      Alicia

Alicia Wood

Meet Alicia

AliciaWoodLifestyle.com is a lifestyle destination for everyday living written by Alicia Wood. Alicia's goal is create a timeless, fresh way to approach fashion, entertaining, beauty, design and travel.

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