ARUGULA, FENNEL & GREEN APPLE SALAD w/GOAT CHEESE & CHAMPAGNE DRESSINGThis is one of the delicious dishes we enjoyed at The Bentwood Inn in Jackson Hole, Wyoming during our recent visit. The unique combination of green apples, shaved fennel and arugula is so fun and fresh! We added a little crumbled goat cheese, just because we love goat cheese, and plus it complemented the salad flavors so well. But, no cheese or blue cheese would also be wonderful with this salad. Melissa (the chef at The Bentwood, served it with sherry-honey vinaigrette at the inn, but we decided to toss it in our champagne dressing and loved the resultsThis is an easy salad to make with pre-washed arugula and then all you have to do is shave the fennel and the apples and make the dressing! You can use a mandoline slicer to shave the fennel and thinly slice the apples, but you can also use a potato peeler for the fennel and a sharp knife for the apple. You just want to get both of these as thin as possible!
Servings 4
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Ingredients
Arugula, Fennel & Green Apple Salad
5-6oz.5-6 oz. pre-washed arugula
1cup of shaved fennel
1green apple, thinly sliced(leave skins on)
1/3cup crumbled goat cheese
salt & pepper, to taste
1recipe champagne vinaigrette (recipe just below)
Champagne Vinaigrette
1/2teaspoonDijon mustard
1teaspoon lemon pepper
1/8teaspoon white pepper
2tablespoons champagne vinegar
2tablespoons white wine vinegar
6tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Place all ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well.
Instructions
Distribute arugula leaves among four salad plates.
Arrange shaved fennel and sliced apple on top of the bed of arugula.
Sprinkle goat cheese evenly over each salad. Drizzle champagne vinaigrette over all and season with salt and pepper.