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Fruit Salad with Fennel, Watercress, and Smoked Salt

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A platter of fennel and watercress salad with sliced fresh cherries and plums.
Christopher Baker

Feel free to adapt this fruit salad as the seasons change; aim for a mix of juicy fruit (like melon), stone fruit, and berries.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

Vinaigrette

¼

cup olive oil

1

tablespoon fresh lemon juice

¼

teaspoon smoked or flaky sea salt

Salad

¼

small honeydew melon, rind removed, very thinly sliced

1

pluot or plum, sliced into thin wedges

½

cup halved pitted fresh cherries

½

cup unseasoned rice vinegar

½

small fennel bulb, thinly sliced

1

cup torn frisée

1

cup trimmed watercress

2

medium ruby red grapefruits, peel and white pith removed, flesh sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds

Smoked or flaky sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

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Preparation

  1. Vinaigrette

    Step 1

    Whisk oil, lemon juice, and salt in a small bowl to combine; set aside.

  2. Salad

    Step 2

    Toss melon, pluot, cherries, and vinegar in medium bowl. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until fruit is lightly pickled, 10–15 minutes; drain.

    Step 3

    Toss fennel, frisée, and watercress with half of vinaigrette in a large bowl. Arrange grapefruits on a serving platter; sprinkle with smoked salt. Top with pickled fruit and scatter dressed fennel salad over.

    Step 4

    Serve salad drizzled with remaining lemon vinaigrette and sprinkled with smoked salt and pepper.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 230 Fat (g) 14 Saturated Fat (g) 2 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 28 Dietary Fiber (g) 4 Total Sugars (g) 20 Protein (g) 2 Sodium (mg) 180