Triple-Fennel Salad with Pink Grapefruit and Black Olives
- 3 large pink grapefruits
- 2 medium shallots, minced
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 medium fennel bulbs (1 1/2 pounds)halved, cored and sliced paper-thin crosswise, fennel fronds coarsely chopped
- 2/3 cup black oil-cured olivespitted, rinsed and coarsely chopped
- Fennel pollen or ground fennel seeds, for dusting
- Using a sharp knife, peel the grapefruits, removing all of the bitter white pith.
- Working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the sections; squeeze the juice from the membranes into the bowl.
- Transfer 1/2 cup of the juice to a large bowl; save the remaining juice for another use.
- Add the shallots and let soak for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the olive oil and honey and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the sliced fennel and toss to coat.
- Arrange the fennel on a platter.
- Scatter the olives, grapefruit sections and fennel fronds on top.
- Dust lightly with the fennel pollen and serve.
pink grapefruits, shallots, extravirgin olive oil, honey, salt, fennel bulbs, black oil, fennel pollen
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/triple-fennel-salad-with-pink-grapefruit-and-black-olives (may not work)