Pumpkin and avocado oil soup blends pumpkin, fennel and potato into a silky pureed soup, with buttery avocado oil standing in for butter. A light, velvety vegan starter finished with a drizzle of oil.
Bluefish fillets baked under a Provencal sauce of braised fennel, tomatoes, orange zest, and anise liqueur. Make-ahead friendly and elegant enough for a dinner party.
Elegant crab and lobster salad plated with a fennel-orange side salad and a silky Courchamps sauce made with crab, tarragon, and Dijon. A refined no-cook seafood dish for special occasions.
Baked tofu balls packed with walnuts, Italian herbs, and a punch of Dijon and sesame oil. Golden, crispy outside with a tender center. Makes 3 dozen for snacking, subs, or pasta night.
This fish pie can use different kinds of fish, and mix all of them, it is a very nice recipe!
No-tomato pasta with Italian sausage, spaghetti squash, mushrooms, and fennel, finished with an egg stirred in carbonara-style. A lighter, brothy pasta dinner with hidden vegetables.
Creamy split pea soup blending green and yellow peas with fresh fennel, leeks, and thyme creates a silky vegetarian bowl of comfort.
Homemade sweet gherkins the old-fashioned way: a 4-day process of soaking, brining, and building layers of spiced vinegar-sugar syrup. Turmeric, cinnamon, and celery seed. Water bath canned for the pantry.
Fennel bulbs blanched and browned in butter, simmered with caramelized pearl onions and carrots in stock. A light, elegant vegetable stew that's ready in an hour.
Bisochos (also known as Ka'ak or Crozettes), traditional Sephardic sesame-coated bread rings with anise, fennel, or coriander seed. Crisp, nutty, and dipped in egg before sesame.
Fennel watercress salad tosses paper-thin fennel with peppery watercress and orange segments in a fresh orange-rice vinegar dressing. A bright low-calorie spring side, ready in 15 minutes.
Italian pistachio pilaf with basmati rice, seitan, sweet bell peppers, fennel, scallions, and a generous cup of pistachios. A vegetarian Mediterranean main with serious Italian-sausage flavor.
Sicilian-style jumbo shrimp in a sweet-and-sour Marsala sauce with pine nuts, currants, capers, and fennel. A rustic Italian seafood main baked in an earthenware casserole.
Homemade Italian sausage with ground pork, fennel, garlic, parsley, and red pepper flakes. DIY recipe, casings optional, makes 2 pounds.
Yeast dough topped with sweet fennel-onion marmalade and honey-glazed pearl onions bakes into a savory tart with caramelized edges and herb-kissed layers.
Canned sardines warmed in white wine over a soft fennel and onion relish. A simple, elegant Mediterranean-style fish dish using the sardine oil for cooking.