Roasted Fennel With Lemon Stuffing Recipes

MARMIE'S EASY ROASTED FENNEL WITH ONION

Steps:

• Place the following in a greased casserole (or Ziplock bag if preparing ahead.).
• Cut top and bottom of Fennel away, saving green leafy top as you can eat the whole Fennel using it for garnish or in salads.
• Peel exterior layer off Fennel.
• Cut Fennel in quarters lengthwise, then cut each quarter again if it is a large Fennel, and cut away 'core' from each piece. Place sliced Fennel in bowl or Zipper bag.
• Peel and slice Red Onion in quarters length wise. Add to Fennel.
• Core, seed and slice Red Pepper in similar manner. Add to Fennel.
• ***NOTE *** To coarsely crush garlic a little bit easier -- Break the head of the garlic into individual cloves with your hands and discard paper covering. Slice bottom of each garlic clove away and discard end. Place clove on a cutting board, lay a wide knife flat, or a spatula over the clove and smack it with your fist to crush it! The paper will just pop away, discard paper. Use garlic clove as desired.
• Peel and crush garlic cloves. Add to Fennel.
• Add Olives to Fennel.
• Add 1/4 cup olive oil, rosemary, kosher salt and pepper, mix coating vegs with the oil and spices.
• Mix lemon juice and wine in separate cup add 1/2 of the liquid to Fennel and mix all together.
• Set remainder of wine/lemon liquid aside until/if required during roasting.
• Pour fennel mixture into an appropriately sized casserole dish if not already there. If coming from a bag take a spatula and scrape all the yummy seasonings out of the bag and pour over vegs.
• Roast in oven at 425 degrees for approximately 30-45 min uncovered until nicely golden and softened.
• Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
• Add remaining wine/lemon mix to fennel if necessary while roasting.
• Enjoy.

FENNEL, PINE NUT, AND ROASTED-LEMON STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread cubes in single layer on large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until partially dry, about 12 minutes. Cool. Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place lemon slices on prepared sheet; drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Spread in single layer. Roast until browned in spots, about 20 minutes. Chop coarsely. Set aside, reserving any juices.
• Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Melt remaining 9 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped fennel, onions, garlic, thyme, fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Transfer vegetables to very large bowl. Add bread, parsley, pine nuts, and roasted lemons with any reserved juices; toss to combine. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Drizzle 1 1/2 cups turkey broth over stuffing in dish; cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes (45 minutes if refrigerated). Uncover and continue baking until crusty and brown, about 25 minutes longer. Serve warm.

BAKED FENNEL WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Trim stalks from fennel bulbs; cut each bulb into quarters. Steam for about 20 minutes or until almost tender.
• Place, cut side up, in a small shallow baking dish. Brush with lemon juice.
• Stir together parmesan, lemon rind and pepper; sprinkle over fennel. Bake in 375' oven for 20-25 minutes or until tender and parmesan is golden.

THE BEST ROASTED FENNEL

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 475 degrees F.
• Pick 2 tablespoons of the tender green fronds from the tops of the fennel bulbs and set aside. Cut the remaining top and bottom from each fennel bulb, then cut the bulb in half lengthwise through the core. Use the tip of the knife to cut an upside-down "V" on the bottom of each bulb to remove most of the core, leaving just enough so the bulb stays intact. Cut each half through the core into wedges, about 1/4 inch thick.
• Add the fennel bulb, thyme, garlic, olive oil, red pepper flakes and 3/4 teaspoon salt to a large bowl and toss until evenly coated. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast in the oven until the fennel is very tender and lightly browned in spots, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, top with the reserved fennel fronds and serve with the lemon wedges.