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WHOLE30 CRUNCHY FENNEL SALAD recipe

Crunchy Fennel Salad

This salad has an abundance of flavor and textures.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • For the dressing:
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon course salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • For the salad:
  • 2 large fennel bulbs with fronds
  • 2-3 cups arugula
  • 1 green apple
  • 3 ribs celery
  • ¼ cup dried cherries
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup raw pecans
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 Pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat pan on stovetop to medium-low heat and drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add pecans, cinnamon and pinch of salt. Toast until fragrant and slightly browned.
  • In a small mixing bowl, add olive oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard, salt and black pepper. Whisk vigorously to emulsify into a vinaigrette. Set aside.
  • Using a mandolin or knife, begin thinly slicing the fennel bulbs, apple and celery and add to a large mixing bowl. Add arugula, dried cherries, toasted pecans and pieces of fennel fronds. Drizzle over all of vinaigrette and toss to coat.
  • Serve immediately or allow up to one day in the fridge.

Notes

Sub dried cranberries or walnuts if desired.