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Crunchy Summer Salad Recipe

Oh, you went to the farmer's market? You're so cool. Slice it up and throw it in here, why don't ya?
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Photo by Farideh Sadeghin

Servings: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 fennel bulb, trimmed and very thinly sliced (or shave on a mandolin if you got one!)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
4 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced on an angle
2 peaches, pitted and thinly sliced
1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced
½ honeydew melon (about 8 ounces|225 grams), peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced lengthwise into 2-inch pieces
½ teaspoon Aleppo pepper
flaky salt, to finish

Directions

  1. Place the fennel in a bowl of ice water for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice and honey in a bowl. Drain the fennel and add it to the bowl along with the cucumbers, peaches, avocado slices, and melon. Toss to combine, then transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the Aleppo pepper and salt to serve.

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