Paul Bertolli's White Truffle Salad

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Combine the lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl and season it to taste with salt and pepper.

2. Step 2

   Have two large plates ready. Remove any tough outer leaves of the fennel. With a sharp knife, slice as thinly as possible enough of the heart to cover the bottom of the plates loosely. Transfer the fennel to a bowl and dress with a little of the olive oil and lemon mixture. Correct seasoning. Scatter the fennel loosely over the plates.

3. Step 3

   Slice the mushrooms very thin, producing almost transparent cross-sections. Strew the mushrooms over the fennel, covering the fennel with an airy layer of mushrooms. With a hand-held cheese grater or knife blade, make shavings of Parmesan and put them on the other two layers in a similar fashion.

4. Step 4

   Drizzle the remaining olive oil and lemon mixture over and around everything on the plates. With a cheese parer or truffle cutter, cut the truffle in very thin slices. Grind a little black pepper over each plate and serve.