Carrot Fennel Salad With Creamy Grapefruit Dressing Food

ROASTED FENNEL AND CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Steam the carrots in a steamer insert set over boiling water, covered, until tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a bowl to cool.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, maple syrup, and mustard.
• Add the fennel to the carrots and drizzle with dressing. Mix well to coat. Spread them on the prepared baking sheet. Keep the bowl with any traces of dressing.
• Bake the vegetables in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until all the vegetables have light browning on their tops and edges. Remove from oven and let cool.
• To supreme oranges: Slice off fruit ends with a small, sharp knife. Stand fruit on a flat end and slice off all peel and pith in vertical strips, following the curves of the fruit. You'll see membranes separating each segment. Slice each segment away from the membranes on either side. These segments are supremes.
• Slice the carrots and fennel into diagonal pieces and transfer back to the bowl with the dressing. Add the onions and oranges. Mix well.
• When ready to serve place the lettuce in a salad bowl. Top with the mixed vegetables and garnish with parsley and pine nuts.

FENNEL & CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Add the fennel, carrot, onion, and walnuts to a mixing bowl. In another small bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, agave syrup, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and mix well to combine. Add the vinaigrette to the salad and toss to coat. Serve with a sprinkle of salt and ground black pepper, to taste.

FENNEL SALAD WITH CITRUS

Steps:

• Cut the top and bottom off the grapefruit. Stand up the fruit and slice off the rind and white pith underneath, reserving the rind so you can add the juice to the salad. Cut the fruit into segments, reserving any juice that accumulates. Set aside.
• Add the orange juice and half of the mint leaves to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle in the oil.
• Quarter the fennel bulbs and trim the core. Using a mandoline or a chef's knife, thinly shave each quarter. Add the fennel and Hungarian peppers to the vinaigrette. Finely chop the reserved fennel fronds and add to the bowl. Fold in the grapefruit segments and their juices and the remaining mint leaves. Squeeze in the juice from the reserved grapefruit top and bottom and toss to combine. Serve.

CARROT & FENNEL SALAD WITH CREAMY GRAPEFRUIT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large salad bow, add all of your salad ingredients except for the grapefruit.
• Using a very sharp paring knife, simply slice off the top and bottom of the grapefruit and stand it on one of the flat ends. Then, slice the skin and membrane from the fruit, leaving the pulp exposed. Cut segments in between the membranes of the fruit.
• In a small bowl, mix in all of the dressing ingredients and whisk till uniform.
• Drizzle dressing over salad and toss till well-combined. Enjoy!

RED GRAPEFRUIT AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Using a paring knife, remove peel, pith, and outer membranes from 2 grapefruit. Slice into 1/4-inch rounds; set aside. Squeeze juice from remaining grapefruit, and set aside.
• Place fennel seeds in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until golden brown and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder, and grind until very fine.
• Place ground seeds in a bowl; add 1/4 cup grapefruit juice, honey, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk to combine, slowly adding olive oil. Set dressing aside.
• Using a mandoline or sharp knife, slice onion into thin rounds; place in a bowl. Pour remaining grapefruit juice over onions; toss.
• Cut fennel in half lengthwise; remove core. Using mandoline, slice fennel. Drain onions; place in a large bowl. Add fennel, spinach, and grapefruit rounds. Toss with dressing.

GRAPEFRUIT SALAD WITH HONEY-MINT DRESSING

Steps:

• Using a sharp chef's knife, cut away the peel and the white part or pith from the grapefruit. Carefully cut inside the skin of each segment to remove each section of flesh. Squeeze the membranes over a bowl to extract all the juice. Whisk the honey and mint into the juice and set dressing aside.
• Arrange the grapefruit segments on a platter or in a shallow bowl and drizzle with some of the dressing.

SHAVED CARROT, FENNEL, AND TANGERINE SALAD

Steps:

• Use a mandoline or very sharp knife to shave the carrots lengthwise into ribbons. Cut off the stalks and fronds from the fennel bulbs if still attached. Shave the fennel lengthwise like the carrots.
• Put the carrots and fennel in a bowl and toss with the olive oil, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Let stand for 20 minutes to soften.
• Add the red onion. Gently mix in watercress and tangerines. Season with salt and pepper, toss well, taste, and add more vinegar if needed. Serve immediately.
• Michael's Notes: If your tangerines are small, you can leave the sections intact. If the tangerines are large, or if you want to use oranges, you should remove each citrus section from its membrane. To do so, cut a slice off both ends of each fruit so it will stand upright. Stand each fruit on a cutting surface and, using a sharp knife, remove all the peel and white pith by slicing from top to bottom all the way around the fruit, following its contours. Cut the sections away from their membranes.

SHAVED CARROT AND FENNEL SALAD WITH HONEY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Shave the carrots into long strips with a vegetable peeler. Place in a large bowl. Thinly slice the fennel and add to the bowl with the carrots. Chop enough fennel fronds to equal 1 tablespoon and add. Add the apricots.
• Whisk together the honey, vinegar and mustard. Add the oil in a slow, steady stream and whisk until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Let stand at least 1 hour to allow the vegetables to soften. Sprinkle with the pine nuts before serving.

BEET, FENNEL, AND CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Make the salad: Quarter fennel bulb lengthwise, and cut out core. Very thinly slice fennel lengthwise into strips using a mandoline or sharp knife. Cover with a damp paper towel in a glass dish.
• Grate carrots, then beets, on the large holes of a box grater. Arrange side by side with fennel. Keep covered with damp paper towel, and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the vinaigrette: Toast fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium-high heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl, and add orange juice, vinegar, lemon juice, shallot, and 1 teaspoon salt. Gradually whisk in oil.
• Toss fennel, beets, and carrots with vinaigrette in a large bowl. Serve immediately.

GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk grapefruit juice, vegetable oil, sugar, and dry mustard together in a bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper.

PEPPERY FENNEL & CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Tip the carrots and fennel into a salad bowl. Toast the nuts in a hot frying pan for 3-5 mins until golden, then tip onto a plate. In the same pan, heat the oil and fry the mustard and nigella or black onion seeds, if using, until they begin to pop - about 30 secs. Pour in the lemon or lime juice and mix together to make a dressing. Toss together with the vegetables in the bowl, then sprinkle with nuts to serve.

FRESH HERB, GRAPEFRUIT, AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Cut off top and bottom ends of grapefruit. Stand on 1 flat side. Starting at top of fruit, cut off all peel and white pith, following curve of fruit. Working over bowl, cut between membranes, releasing segments; squeeze any juice into bowl. Transfer segments to another bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover juice and segments separately and chill.
• Combine fennel and herbs in large bowl. Cut grapefruit segments into 1/3- to 1/2-inch cubes. Add to bowl with fennel and toss to coat. Arrange salad on platter. Drizzle lightly with oil, then grapefruit juice, if desired. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and serve.