Clueless with Fennel
Any ideas for side dish using this great smelling root veggie and what to serve it with? Thinking more fish, chicken rather than beef. Thanks.
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15 Comments:
For Easter I made a roasted beet salad with orange, fennel and feta. It was delicious - even leftover (when the beets turned everything red.)
I like it thinly sliced in salad, it really holds its crunch.
SSMom at 3:46PM on 04/11/08
i like putting fennel on skewers with other vegetables (tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, red onions, etc.) and grilling them at barbecues. i mix some lime juice, olive oil and honey and drizzle it over the vegetables, they always disappear fast.
billyburgwife at 3:48PM on 04/11/08
I absolutely love fennel. I slice the bulb into wedges and toss with olive oil and kosher salt. Roast in a 425 degree oven for about 20-30 minutes. It'll get soft and sweet, almost like a caramelized onion with subtle licorice flavor. Then toss it with lemon zest and a drizzle of good balsamic vinegar.
I also like them raw just sliced into a salad.
Jacquie at 4:06PM on 04/11/08
I love it sliced thinly in a salad with greens, thinly sliced green apple, goat (or other crumbly) cheese and walnuts with a nice vinaigrette.
I also love it roasted the way @Jacquie describes, but then i puree it with some sharp pecorino and make ravioli. Or toss it with some pasta and shrimp.
bitchincamero at 4:25PM on 04/11/08
Fennel is a great accompaniment to salmon in a salmon chowder I make, though admittedly, it's more fall/winter food.
DaveFaris at 4:47PM on 04/11/08
Culinary Media Network just had a piece with all about fennel (including a bit of poetry!) here.
Karen Resta at 4:51PM on 04/11/08
Ina Garten has a recipe for a delicious pork loin with fennel, if you eat pork. You can get it off the FN website.
JudyV
JudyV at 6:49PM on 04/11/08
Love love love fennel. I chop it up and add it to my stuffing at the holidays. But right now I think bitchincamero (best screen name EVER, btw) is right -- sliced in a salad is delicious. I like it with chilled roasted beets, endive, goat cheese and either walnuts or toasted almonds, with a lemon vinaigrette.
CookiePie at 7:22PM on 04/11/08
I love fennel roasted in the oven or sliced in salads. But for a more gentle fennel flavor for fennel beginners, try throwing some chopped fennel in with potatoes when you are boiling them for mash. Put it all through a food mill or ricer and make mashed potatoes as usual. For more fennel flavor, add a hit of pernod (really just a tiny bit) at the end.
slashchef at 9:48PM on 04/11/08
I'm with Jacquie, I love fennel roasted. It's so easy and delicious. Also I love a fennel salad. 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice, salt/pepper, 2 T parmesan cheese, 2 T chopped chives, 3 fennel bulbs cored and sliced, fennel fronds for garnish. Serve with additional grated parmesan cheese. Yum!
Catharine56 at 10:51PM on 04/11/08
I like to roast fennel and then toss it with a homemade vinagrette, usually something that involves garlic, dijon, good olive oil and lemon juice. It pairs really well with grilled chicken or fish.
PumpkinBear at 11:54PM on 04/11/08
Forgot to mention, I used the left over fennel stalks in marinated olives (olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced fennel stalks, sliced lemon, herbs de provence added to olives - rinsed of their brine in hot water & marinated for 3 + days) Delicious!
SSMom at 12:25AM on 04/12/08
I love a salad of thinly sliced fennel, matchstick Granny Smith apples, toasted walnuts or pecan, crumbled Gorgonzola and a lemon vinagrette.
eatmyfood at 10:11AM on 04/12/08
Mmm. I think I want to try the above granny smith recipe!
I just made a coleslaw (red cabbage, green cabbage, shredded carrots and fennel) with a mayo (veganaise in our house), rice vinegar, and a little sugar dressing. It was tasty!
waterreflecting at 12:56PM on 04/12/08
I like to saute it with olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper too. I first learned to eat it by following Chef Kathleen on the Food Network: broil it and sprinkle with Parm and lime juice.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_16675,00.html
Good luck!
http://nujoikitchendiary.blogspot.com/
NuJoi at 3:42PM on 04/12/08