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Shaved Fennel & Celery Root Salad

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 bulb Fennel, washed; stalk and fronds trimmed away
  • 2 Celeriac bulbs (Celery root, washed and peeled)
  • 1 red Bartlett Pear, halved and seeds scooped out
  • juice of 1 Lemon
  • 1/4 bunch flat Parsley leaves, washed and minced
  • 1/2 cup Fairway Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Fairway Sea Salt and
  • Fairway Tellicherry Pepper
  • 7 oz Baby Greens or Arugula
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Pignoli (toasted)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Shave Fennel, Celeriac and Bartlett Pears gossamer-thin by hand with a sharp chef's knife or follow directions that were supplied with your mandolin. Place in a large salad bowl.
  2. For the dressing, in a small bowl, combine juice of lemon, minced parsley, 1/4 cup Fairway EVOO, salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Toss dressing with the shaved ingredients. Check for seasonings and make adjustments if necessary.
  4. On a platter or individual dinner plates, arrange the baby greens, and mound with the dressed, shaved ingredients.
  5. Finish with shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano and Toasted Pignoli (if desired).