This is a very quick and easy salad that can pair with just about any protien you would like!
You will need the following:
1 fennel bulb
Baby arugula greens
Dried cranberries
Ricotta salata cheese
Pecans
Radishes
Cayenne seasoning
Brown sugar
Butter
Utensils needed are as follows;
1 chef knife
1 mixing bowl
1 cutting board
2 small sauté pans
Instructions are as follows;
Grab your knife and cutting board and set them up to begin a little slicing! Now that you have your board set up, let's grab the radishes! You will probably only need 4-5 pieces! You wanna begin to slice them thin! Next grab your fennel bulb and cut the leaves off and slice them thin as well!
Next, place your sautéed pans on the stove. Now in one place 1 tbls of butter in it, and let get hot! Add your pecans along with 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and a couple pinches of cayenne pepper. Sauté until sugar has Evenly coated the pecans! In the other sauté pan, pour a half cup of extra virgin olive oil and let get get hot! Now sauté your sliced fennel until cooked through! Season with a little salt and pepper.
Ok now use a peeler and shave the ricotta salata until you have enough for 2 salads!
Finally it's time to put this masterpiece together!grab a mixing bowl an place the arugula greens in and toss in your favorite balsamic, or a good raspberry vinaigrette! Top the salad with the cranberries, the sautéed fennel, the toasted pecans, the radishes and the shaved ricotta salata!
You can place your favorite protien with it and you have a nice healthy salad on minutes!!
Bon apetit!
