For this lovely seasonal salad I like to first slice ripe pears very thinly and place them on the serving platter. Then in a mixing bowl I toss the chopped dandelion greens with the slices of crunchy fresh fennel and drizzle the green with the homemade dried fig vinaigrette. Oh how I love this vinaigrette! It would also work very well with dried apricots, but it is a vinaigrette studded with sweet dried figs. I use sherry vinegar, Dijon mustard, a touch of honey, and olive oil for the vinaigrette and gently fold in the chopped dried figs. Sweet, crunchy, healthy and flavorful—you will adore this salad, guaranteed!
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Dandelion Greens Salad with Fennel, Pears & a Dried Fig Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of dandelion greens–washed, dried and chopped into bite-sized pieces
- ½ large fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 1 large pear, thinly sliced
- For the vinaigrette:
- ½ cup dried figs, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon honey
- 3 Tablespoons sherry vinegar
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, toss together the greens and the sliced fennel. Arrange the sliced pear on your serving dish in a single layer.
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together the mustard, honey, vinegar, oil, red pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the dried figs.
- Drizzle the vinaigrette over the greens and fennel mixture, serve.
Tagged: dandelion greens, Dijon mustard, dried figs, fennel, fig vinaigrette, green salad, honey, pears, Salad, sherry vinegar
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