Welcome to Spring! Fresh, light and absolutely delicious.
Sugar Snap Pea and Fennel Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Serves 4-6
Recipe from www.Gourmandeinthekitchen.com
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or walnut oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons finely chopped shallots
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 cups sugar snap peas, tough strings removed, cut into strips
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and cut into thin strips (review a few fronds for garnish)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
1. Whisk together the vinegar, oil, mustard, shallots and salt in a large bowl.
2. Add the snap peas, peas, fennel, tarragon to bowl.
3. Toss to coat and season to taste with pepper.
4. Garnish with fennel fronds and top with toasted walnuts. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if necessary.
Enjoy!
1/2 cup toasted walnuts
Tomatoes on the Vine 
It's very pretty.I've never had fennel before.Happy Easter.
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Lovely! Thanks so much for another delicious salad to add to the summer table.Best,Bonnie
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This salad is beautiful, and has the same feel as the Japanese salad I posted about today. I guess spring has finally arrived.
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What a pretty salad and it looks so refreshing. Happy Easter weekend to you and your family Velva.Sam
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I concur with the group, this salad looks wonderful. I think I might make it as part of my Easter brunch. Thank you!
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This is indeed spring in a plate. I love using fennel and the fronds just dress it all up. Have a beautiful holiday weekend.
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Great to hear from you. It's been awhile. Hope you and your loved ones are all well and healthy. We are fine –still hiking and enjoying life.That salad sounds delicious and healthy… Thanks for the recipe.Happy Easter.Hugs,Betsy
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Sounds wonderful with a refreshing vinaigrette.
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I think fennel is such a versatile vegetable; I love hot or cold, even instead of potatoes in casseroles.
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This looks amazing.
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Very colorful and delicious looking vegetable salad. Would surely would like to prepare it soon.Deepa Hamaree Rasoi
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Oh my Velva, this sounds surely light & delicious. Just perfect for anyday. :o) Thanks for sharing this lovely dish & enjoy your weekend, dear.BlessingsKristy
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A perfect Spring salad to grace the Easter table! Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday!
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Yum, you are talking my language with a beautiful salad like this, Velva. I can buy all these ingredients at our farmers' market when it opens up in a few weeks. I can't wait.
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I need to break away from traditional green salads. I love sugar snap peas, and that vinaigrette looks fantastic. I'll bet it has a beautiful crunch factor to it. So Spring!
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This looks wonderful to me! I love fennel and the idea of mixing it with snap peas and toasted nuts sounds delicious. It looks like you used pecans instead of walnuts and that would be my choice too.
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This is a beautiful looking salad! I'm bookmarking this one, so when our local farmers markets open, I can find the fennel. I love the pecans on top too.
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I've made a 4 bean salad – and this will be my second \”green\” for Easter Dinner!! Will be perfect with ham!!Thank you Velva and Happy Easter!
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This is definitely my type of salad. I can't wait to try it.
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I love this idea for a salad! So pretty and springy, too.
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I love fennel in just about everything and this salad looks so fresh and springy!Sues
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That looks like a lovely light salad for a warm day 🙂
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This looks right up my alley! A perfect salad for for spring.Happy Easter!
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Fennel and snap peas sound great together. The salad is lovely. I posted a sugar snap pea dish to celebrate spring too.Wishing you a very happy Easter.LL
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I am really enjoying eating fennel these past few years. I can't wait to try this simple to make yet sophisticated enough for company salad. Love the look of it too.
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I'm crazy about sugar snap peas. Love them!
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Thank You!Happy Easter :-)!
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I have never actually made an apple cider vinaigrette, I need to give this a try.
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Oh I love that you added the walnuts on top! A spring dish indeed- it looks amazing
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Wow this looks good!
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Yummy, Velva. I do love fennel in a salad…took me a while though. I've always loved it roasted, but never fresh. It all depends on what's mixed with it. This looks perfect.
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Yes, spring is here alright and what better way to celebrate it than this fennel salad which looks irresistible!
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Beautiful spring GREEN! I've never figured out how to do much with fennel – this is a great idea and has all the fresh flavors of spring!
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How pretty is that? So colorful.
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Oh that is just a burst of spring! What a beautiful salad…delicious!Hope you had a lovely Easter 🙂
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nice opinion.. thanks for posting.
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