Pear and fennel salad with apples and mustard vinaigrette
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4.9
Pear and fennel salad with apples and mustard vinaigrette
Description
The Pear and fennel salad with apples and mustard vinaigrette combines tender-crisp slices of fennel bulb, sweet Bartlett pears, and crisp Honeycrisp apples. The vinaigrette is made by emulsifying lemon juice, olive oil, and grainy mustard, deliberately omitting sweeteners since the fruit provides adequate natural sweetness. This approach creates a tart and lively dressing.
The thin slicing of the fennel, pears, and apples ensures the salad has a delicate texture with harmonious layering of flavors. The fennel fronds are cut separately and sprinkled on top, adding a light anise-like aroma and visual appeal. This simple salad highlights the fresh, clean flavors of its components without heavy dressings.
This salad suits a starter or side dish to a variety of meals, particularly during seasons when pears and apples are in harvest. It requires minimal preparation and can be served immediately for best texture and taste.
Ingredients
- 1 fennel head
- 1-2 bartlett pears
- 1 honeycrisp apple
- lemon juice of ½ lemon
- 2 TBs olive oil
- ½ TB grainy mustard
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Wash apples, pears and fennel thoroughly. Thinly slice apples, pears and fennel, saving the fronds for later.
- In a glass mason jar, mix lemon juice, olive oil and mustard (notice that I’ve omitted the traditional sweetener in this vinaigrette – the apples and pears are going to give us all the sweetness we want, so I wanted to keep the sauce extra tart). Seal the jar and shake it well to emulsify the vinaigrette.
- Heap your fennel slices on a large serving platter. Top with thinly sliced apples and pears. Drizzle all of your vinaigrette on top. Finally, cut your fennel fronds into small bunches, and arrange them on top.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 137kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 52mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 357mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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