Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Apple Fennel Salad



This was one of the vegetable dishes I served for Thanksgiving. It was very nice and refreshing - it's crunchy with clean flavors, and I will definitely make it again. Maybe for christmas?

I used my latest toy - a Kyocera mandolin. It was absolutely perfect for the job! I used Jona Gold apples, but I think I'll go with something a bit tarter for next time. The inspiration from this came from a magazine clipping - I think it was from Ica's Buffé.

Apple Fennel Salad

2-3 large apples
2 bulbs of fennel
1 red onion
1 lemon
1 tbsp honey
1-2 tbsp olive oil
salt
pepper

Trim the fennel, and slice very thinly. Put in a bowl of ice water for half an hour - this will make it extra crisp.

Core the apples (you don't have to peel them) and slice thinly. Slice the red onion too. (See why a mandolin is nice here?)

Make a simple dressing from the juice of the lemon, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.

When ready to serve, drain the fennel and arrange everything on a large platter.

Recipe in Swedish:
Sallad med äpple och fänkål

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Brilynn said...

This post only reinforces the fact that I need a mandoline. Very nice salad.

Anonymous said...

This one goes straight onto my "to-try" list. And I already have the mandolin!
(For someone who doesn't, I think fine slicing in a food processor could be an alternative)

Anonymous said...

anne, this looks simple and delish! i also particularly enjoy the picture and how you brought out the hints of red apple skin in the dish by using that awesome red print plate! beautiful!

Anonymous said...

errr... i mean red onion! not red apple!

Anonymous said...

What a nice and relatively light dish, thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

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Det finns alltså hopp om härliga tvkockar inom en snar framtid.

Ida

Anne said...

Juanita - thank you!! :)

Brilynn - it's such a fun toy!

Annette - that would definitely work too, or just a sharp knife..

Amanda, thank you so much! It *was* a red apple though, so I think that's visible in the photo as well :)

Dianka, thank you!

Ida - åh, det vore ju jättekul! Och jag hoppas Leila fortsätter skriva i sin blogg, kul med bloggande kockar! :)

Hungry For Life said...

One of the best blogs i've ever seen. I love cooking as well. Great work! Keep going!

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