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Butter Lettuce and Fennel with Manchego Salad

I think every dinner party needs a perfectly simple green salad. The dressing in this dish is the true star and once you try it, you will be hooked. This recipe so simple but the taste is EPIC.
Servings: 2 servings
By: Nadia Aidi
Green fresh butter lettuce with fennel and parm shavings coating in a delicious dressing with a fork sitting next to it.
Prep 10 minutes
Dressing Rest Time 15 minutes
Total 25 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 cheese grater
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 mandelin, or knife
  • 1 Bowl

Ingredients 

Dressing

  • ⅓ cup freshly grated 12 month aged manchego, + more for shaving over the salad
  • 1-2 lemons + zest
  • 1 ½ tsp honey
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • salt to taste, I used Peg's Seasoned Salt
  • ⅓ cup olive oil

Salad

  • 4 ½ oz container of butter lettuce
  • 1 fennel, shaved
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste for topping

Instructions

Dressing

  • Add grated manchego to a bowl with the zest of 1 lemon, the juice of both lemons, honey, dijon, salt and olive oil. Whisk really well. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Adjust for taste, i.e. it might want more olive oil or more lemon.

Salad

  • Shave the fennel and squeeze a bit of lemon on to it so it doesn’t turn brown.
  • Add the butter lettuce leaves and fennel to a bowl. Gently massage the dressing in, adding as much or as little as you want.
  • Shave more parmigiano on top as well as fresh ground black pepper and that is it.

Nutrition

Serving: 62g, Calories: 478kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 43g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 27g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 235mg, Potassium: 721mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 2388IU, Vitamin C: 45mg, Calcium: 299mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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