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Italian Fennel (Grilled)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

A nice summertime char-grilled vegetable side-dish with some substance.

2 fennel bulbs, washed, trimed & cut into 1/2″ thick wedges
4 italian tomatoes, halved
olive oil
1/2 cup coarsley chopped (pitted) black olives
1/3 cup coarsley chopped fresh basil
lemon juice

Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire.

Rub fennel and tomatoes with olive oil and salt/pepper (to your taste).  Place on the grill and cook the fennel until it starts to soften a little, and the tomatoes about 4 minutes on each side.  Remove from grill and place in a large bowl.

Add to the bowl: olives, basil, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice and toss.

Season with salt/pepper to taste.

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Roasted Fennel

Monday, March 16th, 2009

This is an easy way to prepare fennel as a vegetable side dish.

- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Wash, drain and trim 2 medium fennel bulbs.
- Cut into slices that are about 1/4″ thick.
- Coat the bottom of your baking pan with olive oil
- Place the fennel slices in the pan, in a single layer and brush with olive oil

Roast for 15 minutes.  Then flip them and roast the other side for another 15 minutes, or until they reach the tendernes that you like.  Season with salt/pepper.

Garnish with parmesan cheese.

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