Total time: 7 min • Prep: 7 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy

This easy appetizer or side dish is so simple to prepare. It uses a mix of fresh vegetables, flavorful jarred ingredients, and presliced smoked salmon, making this dish a snap to put together. Each package of smoked salmon contains about 5 slices and is available in the seafood section of supermarkets. You can use a fresh lemon in this recipe if you like—it will only take half a lemon to produce enough juice—and you can garnish with fresh spirals of lemon zest for a pretty garnish. When buying fennel, look for small, heavy bulbs that are firm and free of cracks or browning. The stalks should be crisp with feathery, bright-green fronds.