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Fennel and Watercress Salad

3.8

(4)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 fennel bulb, sliced thin lengthwise
2 cups watercress sprigs, the coarse stems discarded and the springs washed and spun dry

Preparation

  1. In a bowl whisk the zest and the orange juice with salt to taste, whisking until the salt is dissolved, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In another bowl toss the fennel with half the dressing until it is coated well. Add the watercress to the remaining dressing, toss it until it is just coated well, and divide it between 2 plates, mounding the fennel in the middle.

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