Herb Salad With Pistachios Fennel And Horseradish Food

ARUGULA AND FENNEL SALAD WITH LEMON-HERB VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Put a small saucepan, filled halfway with water, over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Stir in the sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the onions and poach until fork tender. Remove the onions from the water to a small bowl and cool. Halve the onions and set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette: Chop the garlic and shallot in a food processor or blender. Add the thyme and rosemary leaves and pulse to combine. Add the vinegar, lemon zest and juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper. With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil until the mixture is emulsified. Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the chives. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and set aside.
• Heat a small saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the sliced almonds and toast for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir them so they don't burn! Remove from the heat and let cool.
• To assemble the salad, put the arugula in a large bowl, add the toasted almonds, grape tomatoes, fennel, cipollini onions, and a few spoonfuls of dressing. Add more dressing, to taste, and season with salt and pepper, if needed. Serve the salad on chilled plates and garnish the top with cheese

HERB SALAD WITH PISTACHIOS, FENNEL, AND HORSERADISH

Steps:

• Toss pistachios, fennel seeds, and 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Season with salt. Transfer to a small bowl; let cool.
• Toss fennel, lettuce, parsley, tarragon, chives, lemon zest, and horseradish in a large bowl. Add lemon juice; season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup oil and toss to coat, then add half of pistachio mixture and toss just to combine. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired.
• Serve salad topped with remaining pistachio mixture.
• Do ahead: Pistachio mixture can be made 2 days ahead; store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

PARSLEY SALAD WITH FENNEL AND HORSERADISH

Steps:

• Toss fennel and parsley together in a medium bowl. Add lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Season again with salt, pepper and more lemon juice if you like. (It should be fairly lemony.)
• Drizzle with olive oil, toss to coat and grate a bit of fresh horseradish over everything, gently tossing to distribute the horseradish. (Doing it this way prevents clumping.) Transfer to a serving bowl and grate more horseradish over before serving.

RED RICE SALAD WITH PECANS, FENNEL, AND HERBS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet; let cool.
• Meanwhile, toss fennel and onion with 2 tablespoons lime juice in a large bowl and let sit, tossing occasionally, until lime juice is almost entirely absorbed, 10-15 minutes.
• Coarsely chop 1/3 cup pecans; finely chop remaining nuts. Cook in olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low until golden brown, 5-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Add rice and pecans to fennel mixture along with remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and toss to combine. Gently fold in cilantro; season with salt and pepper. Serve drizzled with pistachio oil, if desired.
• Do ahead: Rice salad (without cilantro) can be chilled up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature before serving.

HERB SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper until well mixed. With the machine running, gradually add the olive oil until the dressing is smooth and creamy. Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine the herbs, arugula, and fennel. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Toss the salad with enough dressing to coat. Sprinkle with edible flowers and serve.

RADICCHIO, RADISH, AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• salad: toast pine nuts in skillet over medium heath 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to plate to cool.
• Combine radicchio, radishes, fennel, and cucumber in large bowl.
• Dressing: puree mint, lemon juice, oil, maple syrup, and mustard in blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add dressing to salad; toss to coat, and garnish with toasted pine nuts.

FENNEL AND ORANGE SALAD WITH TOASTED PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Gently toss all ingredients together (except pistachios).
• Sprinkle with pistachios just before serving.

HERB SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE & PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Mix the juice, vinegar and honey with seasoning. Tip rest of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl, drizzle over the dressing and gently toss to serve.