Fennelcarrot And Mache Salad Recipes

MACHE WITH FENNEL, CARROT, AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl; season with pepper. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly until emulsified.
• Make the salad: Toss carrots and fennel in bowl with dressing to coat. Let stand until softened, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer carrot-fennel mixture to a large bowl; discard excess dressing. Add shallot, orange segments, and mache; toss to combine. Divide salad among 4 serving plates.

ROASTED FENNEL AND CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Steam the carrots in a steamer insert set over boiling water, covered, until tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a bowl to cool.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, maple syrup, and mustard.
• Add the fennel to the carrots and drizzle with dressing. Mix well to coat. Spread them on the prepared baking sheet. Keep the bowl with any traces of dressing.
• Bake the vegetables in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until all the vegetables have light browning on their tops and edges. Remove from oven and let cool.
• To supreme oranges: Slice off fruit ends with a small, sharp knife. Stand fruit on a flat end and slice off all peel and pith in vertical strips, following the curves of the fruit. You'll see membranes separating each segment. Slice each segment away from the membranes on either side. These segments are supremes.
• Slice the carrots and fennel into diagonal pieces and transfer back to the bowl with the dressing. Add the onions and oranges. Mix well.
• When ready to serve place the lettuce in a salad bowl. Top with the mixed vegetables and garnish with parsley and pine nuts.

FENNEL AND CARROT SLAW WITH OLIVE DRESSING

Steps:

• Chop enough fennel fronds to measure 3 tablespoons and reserve. Discard remaining fronds and stalks. Cut bulbs into thin matchsticks and toss with carrots in a bowl.
• Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, oil, olives, Aleppo chile (if using), and salt to taste and toss with vegetables. Chill, covered, at least 30 minutes (for flavors to develop).
• Just before serving, stir in reserved fronds and sprinkle sun-dried tomatoes and parsley over slaw.
• What to drink:
• Chateau Reynella McLaren Vale Grenache '04

CUCUMBER-AND-MâCHE SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing, whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, ginger and yogurt, along with a pinch of salt, and set aside.
• Slice each cucumber in half lengthwise, and then into quarters. Slice each quarter on the diagonal in thin slices. Place in a large bowl along with the mâche, mint and cilantro. Just before serving, pour the dressing over the greens, and mix gently. Place the salad on a large platter, sprinkle with the nigella seeds and serve, with the oil drizzled on top.

MâCHE SALAD WITH CREOLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Crumble yolk into a blender, then add vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper and blend until combined well. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream, blending until combined well.
• Toss mâche with vinaigrette just before serving.

RIAD'S BEET AND MACHE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a sprig of thyme on top of each beet, season with salt and pepper to taste, and drizzle each beet with 1/4 teaspoon olive oil. Wrap each individually in aluminum foil. Coat bottom of a small cast-iron skillet evenly with 1 cup salt. Place skillet in oven, and roast beets until tender enough to be pierced with a sharp knife, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Allow to cool, and peel skin off beets by rubbing with a paper towel.
• Quarter leeks lengthwise, without cutting through the root end. Tie leeks together in a bunch with kitchen string.
• Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring medium pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch haricots verts until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove haricots verts from pot with a strainer or slotted spoon, refresh in ice bath, and drain. Blanch leeks in same pot until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, and cool to room temperature. Cut leeks through the root end, to make eight quarters; set aside.
• Heat remaining 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add walnuts; toast until fragrant. Season with salt.
• On individual plates, thinly slice 1 beet per plate with a mandoline. Season beets with salt and pepper. Arrange haricots verts and leeks on top of beets, then add mache. Drizzle vinaigrette over each salad. Place two slices of goat cheese on each salad plate, and sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Serve.

FENNEL-CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Drizzle apple slices with a little lime juice immediately after slicing. Stir remaining lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Add fennel, celery, and apple and mix well. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve immediately.

MOROCCAN FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Combine orange juice,lime juice,salt and pepper.
• Whisk in 3 Tbls olive oil and set aside.
• Quater the fennel bulbs length wise and slice thinly.
• Place in a bowl and add the sliced onion and radishes.
• Toss in some of the dressing,then add the watercress and rocket.
• Serve the salad on the butter lettuce.
• Looks very pretty served in individual glass bowls.

PEPPERY FENNEL & CARROT SALAD

Steps:

• Tip the carrots and fennel into a salad bowl. Toast the nuts in a hot frying pan for 3-5 mins until golden, then tip onto a plate. In the same pan, heat the oil and fry the mustard and nigella or black onion seeds, if using, until they begin to pop - about 30 secs. Pour in the lemon or lime juice and mix together to make a dressing. Toss together with the vegetables in the bowl, then sprinkle with nuts to serve.