Ingredients

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For the 3-ingredient fennel orange dressing:

Juice from 1 fresh mandarin orange
1 teaspoon fennel pesto (or to taste) – recipe here
1 teaspoon Dijon or German style mustard (or to taste)

For the salad:

Fresh greens
Chopped fennel bulb and/or finely chopped stalks
Fresh mandarin (or other) oranges, peeled & sliced vertically, seeds removed
Toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
Feta or goat cheese, crumbled

Instructions

Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Taste and add a bit more of pesto or mustard to your liking. Set aside.
Line your salad plate or bowl with greens and chopped fennel. Arrange slices of orange over top. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts and crumbled cheese. Optionally: garnish with fresh organic edible flowers.
Drizzle the dressing over and enjoy!

Notes

The fennel pesto takes minutes to prepare using a mini food processor. And it freezes beautifully! So you could make this salad in the spring/summer when fennel is ready or in the winter when citrus is in season. If making in the winter, you can substitute celery for the chopped fennel (or leave it out).

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Keywords: Orange, Fennel, Salad, Pesto