I made a salad last night that Jody really liked. It is a shaved fennel salad with apples and lemon juice. I started with a thinly shaved fennel…about 3/4 of a fennel bulb. Then I added thin slices of 1 pink lady apple. Next, a bit of olive oil…perhaps 1/2 a tsp. I added a bit of salt, cracked black pepper, and some small cubes of manchego cheese and then I added some zest from a lemon and juice (1/3 cup) to the mix. I shook it up in the bowl…and then plated it on top of some baby arugula. I topped it off with some dried cranberries. The dish ended up with a nice fresh, summery taste. Next time, I might go for spinach instead. I served it with a hanger steak crusted in crushed fennel seed, black pepper, and lemon zest. The steak was grilled, and basted with butter.
*Update* – I made the salad again and I took pictures (above/below). I did indeed use spinach in this version and this time, I served it with a homemade turkey burger. The burger had some shallots and hot peppers in it and was served with avocado and roasted red pepper. It was quite tasty, if i do say so…
