Green Salad with Orange and Fennel

My mom has taught and inspired me how to make gourmet salads. She is the best and makes a gourmet salad for herself almost every day for lunch.

I am not always a fan of fennel but it works great in a salad with oranges. Both fennel and oranges are easy to come by and inexpensive when in season.

To make this salad use what ever greens you like, spinach, baby greens or just good old romaine. Beet leaves, sorrel, mustard greens or chard would also probably be great on their own or mixed in. Mix in sliced fennel and cut up orange segments and chopped green onion. To top off use a slightly sweetened olive oil white vinegar dressing with mustard seeds.

I was inspired by this recipe from epicurious.com.
Green Salad with Orange, Fennel and Asparagus

Homemade Salad Dressing

Homemade Salad Dressing is the tastiest and cheapest way to have yummy salads!

There are so many different ways to make salad dressing but the easiest dressing is really as simple as adding tons of fresh chopped garlic to olive oil and adding any kind of vinegar and a little salt and pepper. The more garlic you add and the longer you let it sit the yummier the dressing.

Add what ever other herbs you like, fresh are always best!
Try different herbs with different vinegars.
My favorite is an asiany style dressing with apple cider vinegar, toasted sesame oil, Bragg (or soy sauce), fresh ginger, and a dash of agave nectar or honey!

Try adding fresh squeezed juice like lemon, lime or orange. or even try some concentrate, pomegranate concentrate is the best!