I made a summer salad with roasted peaches and shaved fennel a few months back and decided that I could use the same basic premise for a nice salad using ingredients readily available during fall.  Kale and fennel are both widely available at any grocery store or farmer’s market at the time of year and orchard apples are plentiful right now.  I bought my apples at Vito’s in Berkeley Heights…they have a great selection and let’s face it, Vito is a hoot so it’s pretty fun to run over there.  At any rate, you can have this salad done relatively quickly given it’s served warm.  The apples take 10-15 minutes to roast and you can have the kale wilted and the fennel shaved during the roasting time.  So it’s not too bad.  It’s quite tasty as the apples bring some sweetness and the fennel tempers that a bit with its’ light anise flavor.  The kale anchors the whole thing with its’ sturdy earthiness.  Recipe follows after the jump… Continue reading →