Fennel Pear and Parmesan Salad

This quick salad is stunningly delicious and beautiful.

Ingredients:

• 2 bulbs of fennel
• 2 ripe pears
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 to 3 oz  chunk of Parmesan cheese shaved
• Ripe black olives cut in half for garnish

Directions:

• Remove the feathery tops from the fennel and roughly chop. Set them aside.
• Remove the tough core from the fennel bulbs then slice them into wafer thin slices.
• Arrange artfully on a serving platter.
• Halve the pears and remove the cores, then thinly slice.
• Arrange the pears over the fennel.
• Season liberally with fresh cracked black pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
• Using a  sharp vegetable peeler, shave the Parmesan over the salad.
• Garnish with the chopped fennel fronds and black olives.