A Winter of Salads – Fennel & Pomegranate

After my failure to post a Salad Days recipe in July I am trying to makes amends this month, although how successful I’ve been depends on how you view fennel.  Now I know fennel isn’t actually a leaf but as this salad also contains herbs and the fennel provides a cool, crisp base for the salad, just as a salad leaf would, so I thought I could get away with it.  Regardless though I love fennel and whilst I enjoy it cooked I do generally prefer it raw in salads.  I also love pomegranate and fortunately it is in season here at the same time as fennel so makes for a great seasonal combination.

Fennel & Pomegranate Salad

• 1 fennel bulb – finely sliced
• 1 small red onion – finely sliced
• 1 small bunch soft herbs – eg parsley, coriander – finely chopped
• Seeds from 1 pomegranate
• 1 cucumber – finely sliced
• 100g feta crumbled (optional)

Dressing:

• 1/2 tsp pomegranate molasses
• 1tblspn lemon juice
• 3 tblspns extra virgin olive oil
• salt & pepper

Place salad ingredients onto a serving dish.  Combine the dressing ingredients and pour over salad.  Serve.

Aside from this post being a part of the Vegplotting Salad Days series, I am also sharing it as part of The Gardener of Eden’s Thursday Kitchen Cupboard , and Greenish Thumb’s Garden to Table.