Shaved Fennel Salad

This is a great light go to salad. It is good on it's own as a side salad, and it is good served in a one bowl meal with pulled Brisket or chicken. The fennel has a naturally pepper flavor, and also is known to have the slight taste of licorice. It is bright and has a ton of great flavors. I like to combine it with the brussel sprouts and celery , all hearty vegetables that won't wilt right away when dressed. This salad you can make a few hours before you are serving.

Ingredients: 1 fennel bulb, about 10 brussel sprouts, 6 to 8 celery stalks with leaves, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice , 1/4 cup olive oil, salt & pepper

In a food processor with slicing blade slice trimmed brussle sprouts, and celery stalks with leaves.

Cut Fennel bulb in half, cut out core, trim off top and bottom of the bulb.

Slice the fennel with a mandolin for a thinner slice, or a thick shave. The Fennel being the heartiest of the three vegetables can hold up to a thinner slice, this also gives the salad a softer feel, instead of a slaw consistency

Add chopped cilantro. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil salt and pepper. and toss in salad. The salad does soak up the lemony flavor, so let it sit and then taste, you might need to add a drop more dressing. If not drizzle with olive oil before serving.

Too Happy it's Spring!!