Ingredients

1 medium bulb fennel

1/2 radicchio lettuce, base trimmed, rinsed

250g cooked baby beetroot, cut into wedges

250g cherries, pitted, halved

100g marinated goat’s cheese or Danish feta, crumbled

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

1 tbsp chopped chives

Red wine vinaigrette

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp honey

Salt and cracked black pepper

Method

1.

Reserve fennel fronds and roughly chop. Trim both ends of fennel and discard outer leaves. Cut bulb in half then use a mandolin to thinly slice. Place slices in a bowl of iced water for 15 minutes.

2.

Discard coarse outer green leaves of radicchio. Thickly slice radicchio and place in iced water with fennel.

3.

Meanwhile, to make red wine vinaigrette, place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until combined.

4.

Drain fennel and radicchio in a salad spinner and arrange in a large shallow serving bowl. Arrange beetroot wedges and cherries among leaves. Sprinkle with crumbled goat’s cheese, pine nuts, reserved fronds and chives. Spoon over vinaigrette and serve.

Recipe Kerrie Worner

With over 20 years in magazines, Kerrie’s work has adorned HB’s pages as contributing food editor, along with BHG, Elle Cuisine, Australian Women’s Weekly and Family Circle. “It is so important to encourage people to learn simple food skills so they can learn how easy it is to fall in love with their creative side,” she says.