This simple summer salad is fresh and flavorful and highlights the bounty of the SFC Farmers’ Markets. Serve it as a first course or for a light lunch, and swap it out with other seasonal ingredients to eat it throughout the year.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 1 fennel bulb, sliced in half and then thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 2 small peaches or one large peach, sliced
• ¼ cup basil leaves, cut into thin strips
• ¼ cup fennel fronds, chopped
• Half a lemon
• 1 tbs olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Instructions

Add fennel, avocado, and peaches to a bowl and toss lightly

Sprinkle chopped basil and fennel fronds on top

Just before serving, top with a few squeezes of lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper