- 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed and cored, fennel fronds reserved
- 1 small bunch radishes, about 8-10 radishes, trimmed
- 8 - 10 white button mushrooms, cleaned and stems trimmed
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, more to taste
- 1 Tbsp. high quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp. kosher salt, more to taste
- 1/2 tsp. truffle salt
or porcini salt
, more to taste - if you don't have this, just increase kosher salt a bit
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper, more to taste
- 1 Tbsp. white truffle oil
, more to taste - black truffle oil
works too
Trim the fennel, radishes and mushrooms. To trim the fennel bulb, remove the outer layer if it seems a little dried out, tough, or bruised, slice the bulb lengthwise, and then cut out the core in a triangle on each half. Trim the tops of any stem ends attached to the bulb. Chop the fennel fronds and set aside (this particular fennel bulb I used did not have a lot of fronds still attached, but it's great when you get one with a lot of fronds to add to the salad).
Thinly slice the fennel, radishes and mushrooms using a mandoline, the slicing disc of a food processor,
or with a knife. If using a mandoline
, I like to set it to 1/16". In the bottom of a large mixing or salad bowl, stir together olive oil, half of the truffle oil
, lemon juice, lemon zest, kosher salt, truffle
or porcini salt
, and pepper. Add sliced vegetables and reserved fennel fronds and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt or lemon juice to your own tastes. Drizzle the remaining truffle oil
and a tiny sprinkle of truffle
or porcini salt
if using, over the top and serve.

i can imagine all of the pungent and earthy flavors would become divine with the lemon juice you include here. this sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThanks @Cocina Savant! Let me know what you think when you try it out!
ReplyDeleteMushrooms and truffle oil sound heavenly! :)
ReplyDeleteThe salad looks fabulous! What a great combo. I can see why it is one of your favorites.
ReplyDeleteOh how delightful this looks!
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