Pink Grapefruit Fennel And Parmesan Salad Food

PINK GRAPEFRUIT, FENNEL, AND PARMESAN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar and honey in large bowl to blend. Whisk in olive oil; season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Add endive, butter lettuce, and fennel to bowl; toss to coat. Top salad with grapefruit sections, then Parmesan cheese, and serve.

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.

WARM SHAVED FENNEL WITH PINK GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Slice the fennel into thin shavings using a mandoline.
• Cut the bottom and top off the grapefruit. Cut the peel off the sides, following the curve of the grapefruit and being careful to cut away only the peel and bitter pith. Hold the fruit in one hand over a bowl and cut the flesh of the grapefruit away from the membrane to release a wedge. Repeat until all segments are released.
• Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and coat it with extra-virgin olive oil. Add the shaved fennel. Season with salt and saute until the fennel is warm and coated with the oil, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Toss in the grapefruit segments, grapefruit juice and olive slivers; sprinkle with the fennel fronds. Serve immediately.

GRAPEFRUIT-FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Add the avocado, fennel, and grapefruit segments to a large bowl. Toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place onto platter and top with parsley. Serve with grilled shrimp, if desired.

MIXED GREENS WITH GRAPEFRUIT, FENNEL, AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Make the dressing:
• In a small bowl whisk together the garlic paste, the grapefruit juice, the vinegar, and the mustard, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. Whisk in the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a large bowl toss together the romaine, the arugula, the fennel, the radishes, and the dressing, add the Parmesan and the grapefruit sections, cut into 1-inch pieces, and toss the salad gently.

GRAPEFRUIT & FENNEL SALAD WITH MINT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from grapefruit. Cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Arrange fennel, grapefruit and onion on a serving platter., Place mint, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper in a small food processor; cover and process until mint is finely chopped. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Drizzle over salad.

GRAPEFRUIT AND GRILLED FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Grill prosciutto and fennel. Toss together fennel, greens, grapefruit segments, and olives; dress with olive oil and grapefruit juice. Top with prosciutto and Parmesan.

YELLOW GRAPEFRUIT, AVOCADO AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare dressing by combining ingredients in a non-reactive bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside to marinate.
• Cut the grapefruit up into bite-size segments and remove seeds. In a bowl, gently toss the arugula and romaine lettuce together.
• After cutting up the avocado, drizzle the slices with orange or lemon juice to halt browning.
• On individual salad plates, divide the greens.
• Arrange the grapefruit segments, avocado and fennel slices equally among each salad plate.
• Lightly drizzle each serving with salad dressing. Garnish with a little bit of freshly ground black pepper.
• Serve the remaining salad dressing on the side.