The dressing MAKES this salad very special. I use orange juice and umeboshi plum vinegar as the base for the dressing. It' a special treat!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Course: Lunch, Salad
Author: Snap Pea Sheep
Cost: 8
Ingredients
1Fennel bulb
1/2Head romaine lettuce
1CupArugula
2Oranges
4Radishes
1Baby (or English) cucumber
1/4Sweet or red onion
1/2CupWalnuts
Walnut - Dill dressing
8Walnut halves
4TbspFresh orange juiceI use the juice from the oranges I segment
3TbspUmeboshi Plum Vinegar
1/4Shallot
4StemsFresh dill
1/2TspGarlic Powder
Instructions
Chop the lettuce and arugula. Place in salad spinner to rinse and dry.
Thinly slice the radishes, onion and baby cucumbers
Trim the fennel and slice very fine. Some fennel bulbs are larger than others so aim for 1/2 cup of finely sliced fennel.
Peel the oranges. Slice into the orange to remove the segments from the membrane. Do this over a bowl so you capture any just. This technique is called supreme.
Add the walnuts and toss the salad.
Walnut - Dill Dressing
Wash dill and remove the stems. Chop fine. Add to salad dressing carafe.
Add additional orange juice as needed to the orange juice captured when you supremed the oranges. Add to the salad dressing carafe.
Add the garlic powder and umeboshi plum vinegar to the carafe.
Finely chop the shallot and add it to the carafe.
Place the walnut halves in a baggie and use a rolling pin or potato masher to crush them. A canned item also works. Add finely crushed walnut to the carafe.
Notes
This is a Snap Pea Sheep recipe.This is not a thick salad dressing but it is oil free. Personally I like it like this because it adds a texture to the salad. If you want a thicker dressing, you add a 1/4 tsp finely ground flax seed and allow it to thicken the liquid. You could also blend this dressing - with or without the flax to give it more of a thicker, creamy texture.I recommend using fresh dill in this dressing as dried dill tends to be a little bitter and metallic tasting. If you do not have dill you can try rosemary or Italian seasoning.