- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 crisp apples, such as Gala or small Fuji, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons dried currants
- 2 medium fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise; 2 lb total)
- 4 oz Gorgonzola (preferably dolce), crumbled
- Whisk together lemon juice and oil in a large bowl. Add apples and currants and gently toss.
- Trim fennel stalks flush with bulbs, discarding stalks, then quarter each bulb. Thinly slice bulbs with a mandoline or other manual slicer.
- Gently toss fennel with apples and season with salt and pepper. Serve salad topped with Gorgonzola.