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Shaved Pear Salad with Fennel
This pear salad with fennel is the perfect sweet and savory combination that you'll eat up in a flash.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 -4 as a side salad
Calories: 159 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ripe pears, shaved or sliced thin, cut into half inch wide strips (Anjou or Bartlett pears work best)
- 1 large fennel bulb, sliced thin
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
For the dressing
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- juice from one lemon (2-3 tbsp lemon juice)
- 1/2 tsp diamond crystal salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Make the dressing by whisking together all the ingredients or shaking in a mason jar. Set aside.
- Add the sliced pear and fennel to a bowl. Toss with the dressing and capers. Top with walnuts and another sprinkle of salt if desired.
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Notes
- Ripe pears work best but in a pinch use what you can find and let the pear sit in the dressing for 5 minutes before tossing with the rest of the ingredients as it will help to slightly soften them.
Nutrition Information
Calories
159kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18.7g
(6%)
Protein
2.9g
(6%)
Fat
23.8g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
2.9g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
11.4g
Sodium
269mg
(11%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
11.4g
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3-4 as a side salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 159
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 159kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18.7g | 6% |
| Protein | 2.9g | 6% |
| Fat | 23.8g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.9g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8.5g | 50% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11.4g | 57% |
| Sodium | 269mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 11.4g | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.