Cooking With Catherine Katz: Apple, Fennel, Walnut and Barley Salad
Welcome to Cooking with Catherine Katz, a frequent feature here on A Better Bag of Groceries. Catherine is married to Dr. David Katz, the founder of ONQI, the algorithm that fuels NuVal scores. Catherine and David have five beautiful children together.
They really could all be models, couldn’t they?
David and Catherine have also collaborated to bring Catherine’s recipes and David’s nutritional expertise together in a fabulous cookbook called The Flavor Full Diet.
I love everything I’ve made so far from this amazing cookbook! This weekend was no exception. This time, I opted for a lunch recipe. It was quick, easy and perfect for late summer/early fall.
I love recipes that only have five ingredients!
This was so easy. I was up early Sunday morning (as usual!) My body is so used to an early wake-up call, that I have a hard time sleeping in. So while the house was quiet, I made the barley. And had coffee and read the Boston Sunday Globe.
While we were at church and the first day of Church school (looong Sunday), the barley was cooling in our refrigerator. I really enjoy sitting down to a nice lunch as a family when we get home on Sunday, since we’re all off in different directions the rest of the week. Full disclosure here – the kids did not have Apple, Fennel, Walnut and Barley Salad. No, they had Annie’s Peace Pasta with Apple Slices. I made Catherine’s recipe for 2 – for my husband and me.
I added the apple. I used Honey Crisp. Yum!
Then I added the next three (or should I say the last three) ingredients. I love recipes that have only five ingredients!!
There was thinly sliced fennel, chopped walnuts, and salad dressing. So easy!
Oh, for those of you who are not quite sure what fennel looks like, it looks like this:
I admit it – I had to ask my Produce Guy! It’s been a while since I’ve bought a fennel bulb!
I tossed it altogether and served it over one of my favorite leafy greens of all time – arugula.
Not only is this a great recipe because it only has five ingredients, it’s a great recipe because they are five ingredients with incredible NuVal scores.
Barley: NuVal score of 91
Apple: NuVal score of 96
Fennel: Nuval score of 91
Walnuts: NuVal score of 82
Newman’s Own Light Italian Dressing: NuVal score of 3
Arugula: NuVal score of 82
I will definitely whip this easy recipe up again!
Posted by: Melissa 7 comments
Posted in: Cooking with Catherine Katz
Tags: arugula, barley, Catherine Katz, fennel
on Sep 22nd, 2010 at 9:19 am
I love fennel and I have all these ingredients in my refrigerator! I’ll be making this salad for dinner.
on Sep 22nd, 2010 at 9:20 am
This looks so good!!
on Sep 22nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm
It sounds great! Do you use the whole fennel, or just the stalk or bulb?
on Sep 22nd, 2010 at 10:39 pm
That salad sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I am a new blogger and my post today includes a link to your site because I won the cute lunch bag and NuVal t-shirt a couple of months ago. Check out my post–I took a picture of the lunch bag as I packed my lunch for work today. I use it every day and think of NuVal and the healthy choices I make when I pack my lunch.
http://fitinthemidwest.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/i-heart-farmers-markets/
on Sep 23rd, 2010 at 7:28 am
Sounds great! I am craving recipes with apples these days so this recipe comes just in time.
on Sep 23rd, 2010 at 9:52 am
Hi Julie -
I used just the fennel bulb. I should have used my mandoline to slice it extra-thin.
Melissa
on Sep 23rd, 2010 at 9:55 am
I have never bought fennel (thanks for showing the picture) or barley, but will so I can try this recipe!