Pear, fennel and walnut salad

Name: Pear, fennel and walnut salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 bulbs of fennel; Juice of half a lemon; Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 slightly under-ripe or very crunchy pears; Handful of roasted walnut pieces; 50g shaved fresh Parmesan

Easy
February 2004

Easy
February 2004

Serves 4
Ready in about 15 minutes

Enjoy this light pear and fennel salad eaten on its own, as a starter, or it goes well with fish. It’s quick and easy to make, only really requiring some chopping and slicing.

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Ingredients

2 bulbs of fennel
Juice of half a lemon
Extra-virgin olive oil
2 slightly under-ripe or very crunchy pears
Handful of roasted walnut pieces
50g shaved fresh Parmesan

2 bulbs of fennel
Juice of half a lemon
Extra-virgin olive oil
2 slightly under-ripe or very crunchy pears
Handful of roasted walnut pieces
50g shaved fresh Parmesan

Method

First, the fennel, which will get to sit in the dressing before the other ingredients. Remove the tough outer skin and cut it in half from top to bottom. Now lay the flat surface on a chopping board and slice in a cross section from side to side – the pieces will be slightly harp-shaped. Dress the fennel with the lemon juice, a glug of the oil and a generous pinch of sea salt. Set it to one side.
Now peel and core the pears before slicing them thinly. Add them to the fennel and toss them together so they get coated with the dressing. Top with the walnut pieces and the Parmesan.

Method

First, the fennel, which will get to sit in the dressing before the other ingredients. Remove the tough outer skin and cut it in half from top to bottom. Now lay the flat surface on a chopping board and slice in a cross section from side to side – the pieces will be slightly harp-shaped. Dress the fennel with the lemon juice, a glug of the oil and a generous pinch of sea salt. Set it to one side.
Now peel and core the pears before slicing them thinly. Add them to the fennel and toss them together so they get coated with the dressing. Top with the walnut pieces and the Parmesan.

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