Braised + Raw Fennel Salad
Ingredients
Serves 6 people
3 large fennel bulbs, trimmed, fronds removed, chopped and set aside
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil plus ¼ cup
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 salt-packed anchovies, filleted, rinsed, and chopped
½ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
½ cup chopped parsley
Juice and stripped zest of 2 blood oranges
segments from 3 blood oranges, residual juices reserved
2 tsp Dijon mustard
½ cup toasted pine nuts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Shave 1 bulb fennel very thinly on a mandolin and set aside in ice water. Cut the other 2 bulbs of fennel into ¼ in batonette.
In a 10- to 12-inch skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat until smoking. Add the fennel and cook, stirring to coat the fennel with oil, then leave without stirring to develop a deep brown caramelization, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic has softened and the anchovies are beginning to dissolve, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat and toss in half of the chopped parsley and the residual juices from the segmented oranges. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together the blood orange juice, Dijon, half of the toasted pineuts and remaining oil and season well with salt and pepper. Drain the shaved fennel on paper towels and then toss with the citronette and half of the blood orange segments. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. To serve, divide the warm cooked fennel on six plates and then arrange the raw fennel mixture over the top and sprinkle with more pine nuts, orange segments and reserved fennel fronds. Serve immediately.
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Fennel Salad with Blood Orange + Pine Nuts
Mario makes a zesty salad of braised and raw fennel with blood oranges and toasted pine nuts, based on ingredients suggested by Mia from New York City. “Taking Requests” brings Mario’s culinary wizardry to the foods you love. Let Mario know what your four favorite ingredients are on Facebook and he might whip up a custom recipe just for you!!
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