Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 3 minutes to blanch the almonds
Serving : 3-4 members
Description
To me a happy good day would be to tour around a place filled with food or food related ingredients. Like wise when ever possible i grab the opportunity for such an experience and make full use of it. on such a day in Coimbatore at a gourmet store, gazing around looking at the fresh exotic new variety veggies on the counter…. Suddenly I get to see fennel bulbs. Garbed two with utter joy as I have longed to experiment with these expensive price tagged beauties. Back home, not knowing head or tail about this mighty fennel bulb on how to clean, cut and cook with it. Googled for a recipe and the process of cleaning as well. Stuck with a simple recipe as complicating my first try might end up in a disaster. Went ahead and made this fresh, bright , crunchy salad. Made sure to have a taste first before it hit the table. My first mouth full of fennel was just with a mild menthol of fennel flavor balanced with the sweetness of the dried cranberries, fresh sourness from the oranges and a good crunch from the almonds. All in all a good day led to a new experience with a lip smacking good healthy salad recipe for keeps and to share.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Fennel | 1 large bulb trimmed and thinly sliced ( use two sliced cucumbers tossed in 2 tablespoons of fennel powder instead ) |
| Oranges | 2 peeled , deseeded and segments alone |
| Cherry tomatoes | 4 cut into half |
| Olive oil | 1 tablespoon |
| Vinegar | 1 tablespoon |
| Salt + pepper | to taste |
| Sweetened dried cranberries | 2 tablespoons ( can use dried grapes / kismis) 2 tablespoons |
| Blanched almonds skin peeled | 2 tablespoons |
| Lettuce | 6 to 8 leaves |
Method
- Place the sliced fennel and cherry tomatoes in a salad bowl.
- Slice oranges to divide flesh segments and add to the salad bowl.
- Drizzle olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper over and toss well.
- Spike the salad with dried cranberries and almonds.
- Place in the refrigerator to chill until needed to be served. Spread over a bed of lettuce and Serve chilled.
