Raw Fennel Salad with Orange Curry Dressing

Recipe summary

Note: a mandolin is a classic French cutting tool capable of very thin slicing, these slices are the key to the lightness of this salad. The salad is still very good made with normally sliced fennel, just slice as thinly as possible.

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Yield: 4-6

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons anise liqueur
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Salad

• 2 bulbs fennel, fronds reserved, thinly sliced on mandolin
• 2 oranges, peeled and cut in segments