Fennel and Cheese Salad

A simple and quick salad, and a good recipe with fennel as a main ingredient. The mild anise flavor goes well together with the dressing and cheese. A nice side salad for simple baked or grilled fish, for example.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  fennel (bulb + leaves)
• 1  shallot
• 150  g gouda cheese, cut in small, 5 mm cubes (Gruyere or any other kind of hard and rather salty cheese is fine as well)
• 3  tablespoons plain yogurt
• 2  teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
•  salt
•  pepper

Directions

1. Remove the hard inner core from the fennel bulbs. Cut bulbs into thin slices.
2. Chop the shallot into very fine pieces.
3. Make a dressing with the yoghurt, mustard, (optional) lemon juice, a pinch of salt and pepper and a few finely chopped fennel leaves.
4. Mix fennel, shallots, cheese cubes and dressing. Ready to eat!