Are you a routine meal planner or do you seek adventure with each bite? This Plum Salad is probably more on the adventurous side, but I bet once you fall in love with it you’ll find you want to add it into your menu rotations. What’s interesting is I am a bit of a mix with routine and adventure (maybe not interesting to you, but I find it interesting so that’s how we’ll define it). I will eat the exact same breakfast every single day, for weeks on end. But dinner, I’m not sure I’ve repeated a recipe more than once in the last two years. I’m always searching for new ways to add and mix all the plants for a new and interesting meal. A Plum Salad isn’t life altering, but adding fennel & radicchio adds a new flavor profile that is not your first assumption when making a salad. Toss it with a sweet, tangy vinaigrette with a slight punch of fresh ginger and your taste buds will be super happy. Add this salad to your repertoire. You may just find yourself a routine adventurer.
How much do you love plums? Make sure to check out these other plum recipes too…
Plum Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium plums, quartered
- 1 head radicchio
- 1 bulb fennel (reserve fronds for garnish)
- 1/4 cup pistachios, finely chopped
Orange Ginger Vinaigrette
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white vinegar sub apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp agave
- 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the vinaigrette by whisking together all the ingredients & set aside.
- Chop or tear the radicchio leaves & add to a large bowl.
- Slice the fennel bulb into thin strips & add to the bowl. Save the fennel fronds to garnish the salad.
- Cut the plums in half, remove the pit. Slice the plums into quarters or thin slices. Add to the salad bowl.
- Finely chop the pistachios. Add half to the salad bowl.
- Pour half of the vinaigrette to the salad bowl & toss to combine & ensure the vinaigrette covers all the ingredients.
- Plate the salad. Sprinkle the remaining pistachios on top as well as the fennel fronds. Drizzle more vinaigrette on top or serve alongside.
