Manali Unripe Peach And Chick Peas With Fennel Recipes

SPANISH NIBBLES: HOT OLIVES WITH CITRUS AND SPICE, MARCONA ALMONDS, PAPRIKA TOASTED CHICK PEAS

Steps:

• Make a double layer pouch of foil for the olives. Add citrus peel, red pepper flakes and fennel seeds to olives then top with olive oil. Seal the pouch and shake it to distribute the spices and oil. Place in hot oven at any temperature or on outdoor grill to heat them through.
• Place the almonds in a small decorative serving dish.
• Place chickpeas in a medium skillet over medium heat and cook 15 minutes until crisp and dry. In the last 5 minutes, season the chick peas with paprika salt and pepper. If you season them up too soon, the paprika will blacken and become bitter. Place the cooked chick peas in a small serving bowl. Place the olives on a platter and cut the pouch open to expose them. Place the small serving dishes for nuts and peas on the platter alongside olives. Place a ramekin or other small cup out to collect olive pits.

PEACH AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the peaches, fennel and onions in a medium bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and toss with your hands.
• Lay the slices of bresola on the edges of your serving platter and add the arugula to the center. Top the arugula with the peach-fennel mixture. Drizzle with more olive oil.
• Serve the salad immediately after plating. It can't sit too long or the lemon juice will "cook" the bresola.

SWEDISH COLE-SLAW WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Finely slice the fennel. Grate the carrots. Grate the clove of garlic. In medium mixing bowl, mix the fennel, carrot, cranberries and garlic. Add the dressing to taste. Let sit for at least 4 hours for all the flavors to come out and for the fennel to become marinated.

SAUTEED FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add the oil, garlic, fennel, and start tossing, to coat fennel in oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. As the fennel starts to caramelize, add a splash of water to steam for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.

SIDE OF FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic and fennel fronds. Add salt and a little olive oil to the garlic mixture.
• Heat a little olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and evenly brown the fennel pieces. Transfer the fennel to a baking sheet and rub with the garlic mixture. Add the water and cover with aluminum foil. Bake until you can pierce the fennel with a fork. Remove the foil and finish roasting until all the liquid has cooked away.
• This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

GRILLED SHRIMP AND OCTOPUS SALAD WITH PIQUILLO PEPPER FONDUE AND CRISPY CHICK PEAS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to 500 degrees F.
• Place the olive oil in a medium heated shallow pot. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until golden brown. Add the piquillo peppers and orange juice and simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove form the heat and puree in a blender. Season, to taste.
• Toss the octopus and shrimp with the extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, oregano and season with salt and pepper. Place on the grill and cook until charred on the outside. Place in a mixing bowl and toss with the sliced red onions, lemon juice, water cress and Piquillo Pepper Fondue. Season, to taste, and finish with the crispy chick peas.