Shaved Apple, Fennel and Arugula Salad Jump To Recipe This post may contain affiliate links.Please read my disclosure policy.This refreshing shaved apple, fennel and arugula salad is tossed with candied pecans, Parmesan, basil and a lemon shallot vinaigrette.

Ok, this really is just the loveliest salad! ♡ I made it the other day to serve for dinner with cacio e pepe and everyone around the table absolutely adored it.So I’ve now added it to our Thanksgiving lineup and will probably bring it along to a few Christmas parties too since it’s so festive and seasonal and easy breezy — everything I love in a green salad this time of year! I pulled out my mandoline (along with this safety glove, which you should definitely own too) so that I could shave the apple, fennel and Parmesan paper-thin, which gives this salad the loveliest airy, delicate texture.Then I added in a handful of candied pecans for crunch and fresh basil for a burst of aromatics, and tossed everything with a lemony shallot vinaigrette.

It ends up having the most refreshing balance of sweet and savory flavors.And as a bonus, the ingredients all hold up well in the fridge, in case you’d like to prep most of the salad beforehand (see tips below).Feel free to add in a protein (chicken, bacon, shrimp, etc) or swap in another kind of fruit or cheese or nuts that you might love best here.

The recipe itself is easy to customize with whatever you may have on hand.I just recommend add

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