Fennel Apple Salad 06-Sep-2012

A delicious salad!

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
• 1 medium apple, cut into matchsticks
• 1 clementine (Mandarin orange) - peeled, segmented, and segments cut in half
• 1/2 thinly sliced red onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced Swiss chard
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Dressing

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• sea salt to taste
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Toss fennel, apple, clementine segments, kalamata olives, and Swiss chard together in a large bowl.
2. Scatter basil and parsley atop fennel salad.
3. Whisk lemon juice, orange juice, Dijon mustard, celery seed, oregano, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
4. Slowly drizzle olive oil into lemon juice mixture while whisking vigorously to combine dressing.
5. Pour dressing over salad; toss to combine.