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This is one of my favourite “go to” salads because it is not only easy, but so delicious, and a little decadent. Every time I serve this salad, everyone gushes over it and invariably they ask for the recipe.

What I love about this healthy salad is that it is so easy, you can whip it up in ten minutes with just a few ingredients you can find in your winter supermarket.

Winter Pear and Fennel Salad

This salad is so decadent and incredibly flavourful.
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Course Salad
Cuisine #Canadian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ripe pear sliced thin
  • squeeze of lemon
  • 1/2 fennel bulb sliced paper thin
  • 2 cups Arugula or other baby salad greens
  • 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta
  • A few mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Dressing

  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar to taste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon honey optional
  • Sea salt
  • Fresh black pepper

Instructions
 

Dressing

  • Whisk together the dressing ingredients, taste and adjust to your liking. Set aside.

Salad

  • Thinly slice fennel into a small bowl (using a mandoline or grater). Drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil, and a small squeeze of lemon, with a sprinkle some salt. Toss and set aside for five minutes. (I find that marinating the fennel helps it become more tender).
  • Slice the pear thinly and coat with a squeeze of lemon, set aside.
  • Toast the walnuts.

Putting it Together

  • In a larger bowl, toss together the pears, arugula, fennel, half of the feta, walnuts and salad dressing.
  • Assemble on a platter and topped with the remaining feta, walnuts, mint leaves. Serve with more salad dressing on the side.
Keyword #feta, #salad, #walnuts, fennel, pear, wintersalad
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