Plum-Fennel Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing

A refreshing summer salad combining sweet plums and crisp fennel, dressed with a bright citrus-honey-ginger vinaigrette and topped with toasted sesame seeds and fennel fronds.

4 servings
40 min

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • teaspoons honey
  • teaspoon ginger
  • teaspoon salt
  • 3 whole red plums
  • ½ whole fennel bulb
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoon fennel fronds

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Whisk 1/4 cup fresh orange juice, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, 2 1/2 teaspoons honey, 1 teaspoon finely grated peeled ginger, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Cut 3 large red plums into thin wedges and thinly slice 1/2 small fennel bulb. Add to dressing; toss to coat. Cover and chill 30 minutes to allow fennel to soften and flavors to get to know one another.

    35 min

  2. 2.

    Toss 1/2 teaspoon finely grated peeled ginger into fruit salad. Serve drizzled with olive oil and topped with toasted sesame seeds and fennel fronds.

    5 min