Paleo Magazine Express January 2015 | Page 19

This salad has very few ingredients, but its simplicity is what makes it burst. An easy winter salad that is bright and crisp. cipe Design n Trim the tops of the fennel. Slice the bulb in half and trim out the solid core of the base of the fennel bulb. Slice the fennel as thinly as you can with a knife. Set aside. With a sharp paring knife, trim the outside skin of the blood orange. Cut in half and trim out the inner white pith. Cut into 2-inch segments. Set aside. In a bowl, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, olive oil and orange zest. Toss with the sliced fennel. Place half of the mixture on a plate and carefully add the blood orange segments. (This prevents the deep color of the blood orange from staining the white fennel.) Add the rest of fennel mixture to the top. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and serve. Subscribe at: www.paleomagonline.com/subscribe Flaniga Makes 4 servings 1 large fennel bulb 1 blood orange 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 2 tsp Meyer lemon zest (zest of one whole lemon) 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil Pinch salt sica Fennel & Blood Orange Salad er : s Je Re January 2015 eNewsletter 19