Radicchio, Pear, and Fennel Salad with Anise Orange Dressing

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1/3 cup orange juice

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, coarsely chopped with a mortar and pestle, or in an electric coffee/spice grinder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Salad

• 1 fennel bulb (sometimes called anise, preferably with fronds) quartered lengthwise (1 1/4 pound)

• 2 organic pears

• 1 3/4 pounds Radicchio (2 medium heads) thinly sliced