For a long time there eating anything raw and green was out of the question. And that's hard for someone who LOVES salad! But since starting medication and eating a (mostly at this time) SCD diet, I've had a very peaceful digestion (all you Cronies know what I'm talking about). I've enjoyed indulging in salads again from the purples to the greens. This recipe fit the bill on a cold and rainy Tuesday. The warm fennel and apples were savory and cozy, wilting the radicchio just enough, with buttery toasted walnuts, a burst of tart from the cranberries and a splash of fresh orange juice. Love. I ate two HUGE bowls for lunch and more with dinner (added in some SCD legal chicken apple sausage).
Call me a salad eaten' girl again!
Ingredients
-I head of radicchio, cored, sliced and washed
-2 navel oranges
-3 fennel bulbs, sliced
-2 large red apples, peeled and sliced (I used Fuji)
-1 cup walnuts
-1 cup dried cranberries (sugar free and sulfur free)
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-Oil of choice
Serves 4
How To
1. In a large sauté skillet, add a drizzle of oil, salt, and fennel and sauté on med heat for about 5 minutes, or until slightly tender. Add apples and walnuts and continue to sauté on med/low until apples are just tender. Remove from heat.
2. Build your salad.
3. To a plate, add a few handfuls of radicchio. Top with warm fennel and apple sauté, cranberries, and serve with 1/2 an orange. Use the orange as the "dressing."
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Apples and Walnuts are lovely in a warm salad, love them! Radicchio and fennel will just compliment the sweetness of the apples perfectly! Such a lovely lunch!
ReplyDeleteOh I so agree Vicky! Thank you.
DeleteSaying hello from Vicky's blog! This recipe looks so good - glad to have found you ;)
ReplyDeleteWould love it if you stopped by my Potluck Party:
http://www.lifeologia.com/potluck-party-quick-healthy-meals/
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Hello Ella.
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Thanks!
What a delicious and nourishing salad. I could really go for this right about now! I am so happy you are able to enjoy salads again!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura! I would bring you a big bowl if I could! Have a great weekend! :-)
DeleteLooks really good!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah. :-)
DeleteThis recipe look great! I would love it if you linked up this post to my blog hop for a chance to win a cookbook prize package: http://ow.ly/aj76a
ReplyDeleteOh I love lots of "stuff" in my salads. And all the colors in this one are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic, lots of healthy things in this salad.
ReplyDeletethanks for linking with KiK - so happy to have you!
ReplyDeleteA divine & tasty good-for-you salad! I love the classic combo of fennel & orange a lot! I love raddichio too! :) Yum Yum Yum!
ReplyDeleteYum yum! I love how you semi-cook the apple and fennel first, it makes it look even more mouthwatering! I haven't tried much fennel before, but this looks like a great way to eat it! Thanks for sharing this with Summer Salad Sundays, look forward to seeing you again soon!
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