California Farm Fennel Dressing

Name: California Farm Fennel Dressing
Yield: 2 people, wine bottle, all year
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Fennel bulb; Cup roasted pine nuts; Cup olive oil; 1/2 Cup balsamic vinegar; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 2 Tbs palm sugar; Mild white onion; 8 cloves elephant garlic; 2 tsp turmeric; 1 Tbs green peppercorns; Tsp seasalt

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

When carmelized, the licorice flavor of fennel gives salads a special taste, kids love it. This dressing might make them eat all their salads. Fennel is a summer vegetable, a big bottle of dressing serves all year till next harvest.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

One hour

2 people, wine bottle, all year

Fennel bulb
Cuproasted pine nuts
Cupolive oil
1/2 Cupbalsamic vinegar
1/2 cuplemon juice
2 Tbspalm sugar
Mild white onion
8 cloveselephant garlic
2 tspturmeric
1 Tbsgreen peppercorns
Tspseasalt
Cost: pine nuts $2, olive oil $1, fennel $1, other $1, spices $1, $6 per bottle
Equipment: cast iron sauce pan with lid, used wine bottle with cork, food processor

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Steps

One hour

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Roast pinenuts and green peppercorns in cup of medium hot olive oil in cast iron saucepan till they pop. Put lid on. Add chopped fennel, garlic, onion, sautee till fragrant, soft and carmelized, about half an hour. Douse with 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar and 1/2 cup lemon juice, cool.
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When handwarm, put everything in foodprocessor, add palmsugar, salt, blend till smooth. Taste, add additional palm sugar, olive oil, or lemon juice as preferred. Store in corked bottle.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on August 02, 2022 17:02

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.