Skip to main content
Epicurious
Bon Appétit

Shaved Fennel Salad with Plums

By Gerardo Gonzalez
Shaved fennel salad with wedges of plums on a blue glass plate.
Peden + Munk

This is a beautifully simple salad, which is why you should get your hands on plums from your local farmers’ market if you can.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

2 medium fennel bulbs
6 small plums, halved, or 3 medium plums, quartered
2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Remove stalks and fronds from fennel bulbs. Cut fennel bulbs in half lengthwise and thinly slice on a mandoline; place in a large bowl. Remove fronds from stalks and set aside. Thinly slice stalks and add to bowl along with plums, vinegar, and 2 Tbsp. oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Let salad sit 5 minutes.

    Step 2

    Coarsely chop reserved fennel fronds; scatter over salad. Drizzle with more oil.

TagsSaladFennelRoot VegetableVegetablePlumStone FruitFruitSummerQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerSideStarterRawVeganDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarianHealthyishDinnerBon Appétit
Read More
Stone Fruit and Salami Panzanella
Pickled chile vinaigrette, salami, and torn crispy bread help turn a bowl’s worth of stone fruit into a lightning fast summery dinner.
Sweet and Spicy Zucchini
A punchy vinaigrette of preserved lemon and hot chile animates seared zucchini. A simple solution for summer's most prolific vegetable.
Asian Pear Salad With Crispy Shallots
Subtly sweet and extra crunchy Asian pears star in this bright salad you’ll want alongside every rich and meaty dish you’re serving this holiday season.
Super Seedy Kale Salad
A Sicilian-inspired kale salad with creamy almond dressing, raisins, and pine nuts. Excellent for meal prep and packing as a desk lunch.
Apple-Walnut Charoset
A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.
Need-More-Fiber Lentil Salad
Because most of us do!
Simplest Plum Tarts
Transform puff pastry, ripe fruit, and a slick of jam into a patisserie-chic dessert.
Butternut Squash–Kale Salad With Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Round out these autumn greens with tart pomegranate seeds, crunchy pepitas, and a shower of Parmesan.