This salad is very flexible – you can vary ingredients depending on your preferences.  Add more fennel—if you enjoy its licorice flavor—or less if you don’t.  Vary the citrus depending on your preference for the sweetness of orange or the sour taste of grapefruit.  I like to add a good amount of arugula, but if that’s too spicy a taste for you, simply add a milder lettuce, or use less of the spicy green. Packaged “Sweet and Spicy Pecans” can be found at Trader Joe’s stores.

Continue reading →