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Fennel Salad with Toasted Walnuts

This refreshing salad is made with autumnal ingredients. If you prepare it in advance, add the pears at the last minute or they will become soggy.

Ingredients

8oz / 250g fennel, finely sliced
2 pears, cored and sliced
8oz / 250g seedless grapes, halved
2 oranges, peeled and segmented
4oz / 125g walnuts, roughly chopped

For the dressing:

1tbsp walnut oil
2tbsp olive oil
1tbsp white wine vinegar
1tsp honey
1tsp concentrated apple juice
1tsp ready made grain mustard
salt and pepper

1 lollo rosso lettuce

Method

1. Prepare the fennel, pears, grapes and oranges. Mix together in a large bowl.
Toast the walnuts for 5-7 minutes in a hot oven, 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.

2. Allow to cool, reserve a few as garnish, then mix the rest with the salad ingredients.

3. Mix the dressing together in a jar and shake well. Season to taste.
Toss the dressing into the salad.

4. Separate the leaves of the lollo rosso and line a bowl.
Fill with the salad and garnish with the remaining walnuts.


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Fennel Salad with Toasted Walnuts
recipes by Sarah Brown
from The Vegetarian November 1992
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