Best Zucchini And Fennel Salad With Pecorino And Mint Recipes

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FENNEL-APPLE SALAD WITH WALNUTS



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A bright and tangy salad cuts the heaviness of the typical Thanksgiving meal. This one, with fennel, celery, apples and toasted walnuts, is all crunch, which the carb-heavy meal can generally use more of. You can make the dressing a day ahead and store it in the fridge, but don't dress the salad until an hour before serving.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     salads and dressings, side dish

Time 10m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 large fennel bulbs, thinly sliced on a mandoline
2 Granny Smith apples, halved and cored, thinly sliced on a mandoline
3 celery stalks, thinly sliced on a mandoline
1/3 cup fennel fronds or roughly chopped parsley leaves
1/2 cup toasted walnuts
2 1/2 ounces Parmesan, shaved with a vegetable peeler (about 2/3 cup)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, salt and pepper. Slowly drizzle in oil, continuously whisking, until dressing is emulsified. Taste and add more lemon juice and/or salt if needed.
  • In a large bowl, toss the dressing with fennel, apple and celery. Fold in fennel fronds or parsley and walnuts. Top with Parmesan just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 114, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 176 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams

ZUCCHINI-AND-FENNEL SALAD WITH PECORINO AND MINT



Zucchini-and-Fennel Salad With Pecorino and Mint image

In 2007, if you were looking for a sign of the culinary times, you could do no better than the one prominently displayed in San Francisco, in my local Übermarket for the conscientious shopper: "Organic Summer Squash, $3.99 a pound." Our growing food fetishization created a new produce category: luxury squash. I was disturbed but also intrigued: perhaps familiarity had blinded me to squash's delicate charms - at these prices it clearly deserved more than a typically bland sauté or a quick turn on the grill. Given its etymology (the word "squash" comes from a Native American word meaning "eaten raw"), maybe it shouldn't be cooked at all. So I swallowed hard, bought some zucchini and shaved them into a salad with fennel, mint and pecorino, which made a delicious and interesting starter.

Provided by Daniel Patterson

Categories     easy, quick, salads and dressings

Time 10m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/4 pounds zucchini
1/2 cup torn mint leaves
1 cup shaved aged pecorino Romano
1 small head fennel, cored and thinly shaved
Juice of 1 lemon, plus more as needed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Use a vegetable peeler or mandoline to thinly shave the zucchini lengthwise. In a large bowl, toss together the zucchini, mint, pecorino Romano, fennel, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper. Add more lemon juice or olive oil to taste.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 237, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 589 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

GREEK ZUCCHINI FRITTERS



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These zucchini fritters are based on a recipe I learned from the cookbook author Diane Kochilas. A classic mezze served in Greek taverna, they're like a Greek version of latkes.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     appetizer

Time 2h20m

Yield Serves six to eight

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 pounds large zucchini, trimmed and grated on the wide holes of a grater or food processor
Salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as fennel, dill, mint, parsley (I like to use mostly dill)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 cup fresh or dry breadcrumbs, more as necessary
Freshly ground pepper
1 cup crumbled feta
All-purpose flour as needed and for dredging
Olive oil for frying

Steps:

  • Salt the zucchini generously and leave to drain in a colander for one hour, tossing and squeezing the zucchini from time to time. Take up handfuls of zucchini, and squeeze out all of the moisture. Alternately, wrap in a clean dish towel, and squeeze out the water by twisting at both ends.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs and add the shredded zucchini, herbs, cumin, bread crumbs, salt and pepper to taste and feta. Mix together well. Take up a small handful of the mixture; if it presses neatly into a patty, it is the right consistency. If it seems wet, add more breadcrumbs or a few tablespoons of all-purpose flour. When the mixture has the right consistency, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour or longer.
  • Heat 1 inch of olive oil in a large frying pan until rippling, or at about 275 degrees. Meanwhile, take up heaped tablespoons of the zucchini mixture, and form balls or patties. Lightly dredge in flour.
  • When the oil is very hot, add the patties in batches to the pan. Fry until golden brown, turning once with a spider or slotted spoon. Remove from the oil, and drain briefly on a rack. Serve with plain Greek style yogurt if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 365, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 436 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

SHAVED FENNEL, ZUCCHINI, AND CELERY SALAD



Shaved Fennel, Zucchini, and Celery Salad image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Salad Recipes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 small celery stalks, very thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 bulb fennel, very thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
1 can (15.5 ounces) butter beans, drained and rinsed
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Combine celery, fennel, zucchini, oil, vinegar, and beans in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Stir in almonds and season with more salt and pepper just before serving.

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