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Salad bowl of Truly Yummy Watercress & Fennel Salad dressed in an orange dressing

Truly Yummy Watercress & Fennel Salad

Gluten free and dairy free watercress & fennel salad. Recommended ingredients orange, extra virgin olive oil, fennel bulb, watercress, salt & pepper, optional extra wild rocket.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Marinating time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine English
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 salad bowl

Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 1 small orange, juice only
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced

Salad

  • 80 g fresh watercress
  • 60 g pine nuts
  • 90 g wild rocket optional

Instructions
 

Dressing

  • In a small bowl combine the juice of one orange, extra virgin olive oil and a little seasoning.
  • Add the thinly sliced fennel to the dressing and allow to marinate and soften for 10 minutes.

Salad

  • Gently toast the pine nuts so they are a little golden and set to one side to cool.
  • In a salad bowl add the watercress and pine nuts and rocket if using.

Assembly

  • Pour the fennel and dressing over the watercress leaves and pine nuts and gently mix so that everything is generously coated in the lovely citrusy dressing.
  • Serve immediately.
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