Comments on: fennel tangerine salad

By: emiglia

emiglia — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:55:24 +0000

Love the comparison with a Hollywood film… you have a real talent for writing!

By: Sophia from Kitchen Caravan

Sophia from Kitchen Caravan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:36:27 +0000

I love fennel. Although I can’t relate to your issues with it, I appreciate you making this salad. They add such a nice crunch when combined with green. We make a fennel salad that is just fennel tossed with olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. We call it the South Beach Salad (it also has grapefruit and avocado) http://www.kitchencaravan.com/recipe/south-beach-fennel-salad.

By: Ulla

Ulla — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:06:36 +0000

That looks fantastic. I actually love to broil fennel that I dress with a balsamic vinaigrette, it gets all soft and delicious. The salad idea is great! My boyfriend loves fennel in salad, I have to try this!:)

By: Irene

Irene — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:04:51 +0000

This dressing sounds amazing! Tangerines just make me live in spring.

By: Anticiplate

Anticiplate — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:00:41 +0000

I love the crunchiness of fennel in salad. i actually just made a salad with some leftover fennel the other day. Bikini season is just around the corner….eeek!

By: radish

radish — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:43:23 +0000

laura, i just got that book, so I’m going to have to check it out!! I actually got to have a Sunday supper there last month and it was heavenly – they were serving cassoulet!!
Kasey – blood orange and fennel sounds divine!

By: Kasey

Kasey — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:13:52 +0000

I’m with you on the fennel! Used to hate it, until I had the tenderest blood orange fennel salad at a restaurant (which I re-created for my blog). Now we’re on quasi-comfortable terms.

By: Laura [What I Like]

Laura [What I Like] — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:04:14 +0000

It is so funny…I know a million people who are great lovers of food who absolutely despise fennel. Glad to hear you’ve come over to the other side though. When the warmer weather comes and the baby fennel is in the farmers markets you’ll have to give it a try. Raw with a little vinaigrette, it is absolute heaven. Suzanne Goin also has a beautiful recipe for fennel and clam pasta in Sunday Suppers at Lucques.

By: michaela

michaela — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:35:49 +0000

i used to dislike fennel as well and i enjoy it now with citrus or in a creamy soup with fennel.

By: kim

kim — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:16:21 +0000

I dislike anisey things as well, but haven’t made up my mind about fennel yet. An ex-boyfriend’s father used to make a really great fennel soup (velouté with cheese mixed into it). I have nearly the same recipe like yours in a Mary Claire cookbook, been meaning to make that for a while.
Also: yay for spring!