Crunchy cos and fennel salad with red grapefruit dressing

Recipes / Salads

For an attractive, low kilojoule side dish, try this crunchy cos and fennel salad with red grapefruit dressing.

Recipe «Crunchy cos and fennel salad with red grapefruit dressing» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 cos lettuce hearts, leaves roughly chopped, 1 continental cucumber, thinly sliced, 1 bunch radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced, 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves , 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, 2 tbsp fresh dill sprigs, 1 large ruby red grapefruit , 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 tsp caster sugar.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cos lettuce hearts, leaves roughly chopped 
  • 1 continental cucumber, thinly sliced 
  • 1 bunch radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced 
  • 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves 
  • 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves 
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill sprigs 
  • 1 large ruby red grapefruit 
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1/4 tsp caster sugar 

Instructions

  1. Make Red grapefruit dressing Remove peel and white pith from grapefruit. Working over a bowl to catch excess juice, use a small knife to cut down either side of the membrane to release segments. Squeeze excess juice from membrane into bowl. Finely chop segments and add to bowl with juice (see note). Add oil and sugar to bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk with a fork to combine.
  2. Toss lettuce, cucumber, radish, fennel, mint, coriander and dill in a large bowl. Arrange on a serving plate. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.