Fennel, Apple, and Gorgonzola Salad Recipe

Fennel, Apple, and Gorgonzola Salad Recipe

  • 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
  1. Whisk together lemon juice and oil in a large bowl. Add apples and currants and gently toss.
  2. Trim fennel stalks flush with bulbs, discarding stalks, then quarter each bulb. Thinly slice bulbs with a mandoline or other manual slicer.
  3. Gently toss fennel with apples and season with salt and pepper. Serve salad topped with Gorgonzola.