Fresh Fruit & Fennel Salad

Fennel has a rich, licorice-like flavor, and lends itself well to a cool summer salad. Add a bit of fruit to offset the savoriness of the fennel, top with a light mustard vinaigrette, and you’ve got the perfect salad to serve as a side or main course.

Ingredients:

1 large fennel bulb

2 fresh oranges

1 Granny Smith apple

3 green onions

1/4 C. water

3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar

2 Tbs. olive oil

2 Tbs. honey mustard

1 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary

1 garlic clove, minced

Directions

Shave the fennel into thin pieces (use a mandoline if you have one), and toss it into a bowl. Peel and divide the oranges, and chunk up the Granny Smith apples, dice the green onions, and add all these to the fennel.

Combine the water, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey mustard, rosemary and garlic in a bowl and whisk until blended. Drizzle over the fennel and fruit salad.