SHAVED FENNEL, COURGETTE & ORANGE SALAD

Shaved fennel, courgette & orange salad image

Fresh and crisp, this salad combines tangy fennel with zesty orange and crunchy courgette - dress at the very last minute before serving

Provided by Lizzie Harris

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 orange
2 small fennel bulbs
2 small courgettes (yellow or green)
2 tsp sherry vinegar
4 tbsp olive oil
juice 0.5 lemon
1 Baby Gem lettuce , leaves separated and washed

Steps:

Using a serrated knife, cut the peel from the orange, removing as much pith as possible. Slice the orange and cut each slice in half, reserving any juice left on the chopping board for the dressing.
Remove any tough outer leaves from the fennel. Halve, cut out the cores, then slice as thinly as possible (using a mandolin if you have one). Trim the ends of the courgettes and, using a vegetable peeler, shave off long, thin slices, discarding the seedy, watery centres.
Mix together the reserved orange juice, the sherry vinegar and olive oil. Season well and add lemon juice to taste. Just before serving, mix the fennel, courgette, lettuce leaves and orange slices with the dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium