Nectarine & Fennel Salad

Ingredients:

Salad

• 2 fennel bulbs
• 2 cup Arugula
• 2 firm nectarines
• 1 container burrata cheese
• 1/4 cup basil

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 small garlic clove grated on a microplane grader
• Juice of 1/4 lemon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Thinly slice your nectarines and fennel on a mandolin or by hand.
2. Chop your basil.
3. Place your fennel, nectarine, arugula, and basil in a bowl.
4. In a small glass pyrex, whisk together your vinegar, lemon, dijon mustard, garlic, basil, and salt and pepper.
5. In a slow steady stream, whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
6. Toss your dressing with your salad ingredients.
7. Taste to see if additional salt is needed.
8. Place your salad into a small bowl and top with burrata cheese.