Artichoke And Fennel Caponata Food

POTATO & ARTICHOKE AL FORNO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
• Halve any larger new potatoes. Trim the fennel, pick and reserve any leafy tops, finely slice the stalky part, then halve the bulb and cut into 1cm slices.
• Put it all into a 30cm x 35cm roasting tray, halve the artichokes and add with 2 tablespoons of oil from their jar, as well as a really good pinch of black pepper, then toss it all together.
• Pour in 300ml of water, cover the tray tightly with tin foil, and bake for 1 hour.
• In a bowl, finely grate half the Parmesan into the cream and loosen with a splash of water.
• When the time's up, remove the tray from the oven, discard the foil, spoon over the cream mixture and finely grate over the remaining Parmesan.
• Bake for a final 20 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, then sprinkle over any reserved fennel tops before serving.

ROASTED FENNEL AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange fennel and artichokes on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables until caramelized on both sides, about 35 minutes, tossing after 20 minutes.
• Drizzle with remaining oil and the lemon juice. Add parsley, and toss to combine. Garnish with fennel fronds.

ARTICHOKE AND FENNEL CRUDO

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl. In a separate medium bowl, place the arugula. Spoon a small amount of the dressing onto the arugula and toss to coat. Spread a bed of arugula on a plate and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the sliced artichokes, fennel, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper with the remaining dressing. Mix well to coat. Mound the artichoke mixture on top of the arugula. Top with the shaved Parmesan and serve.

HALIBUT WITH ARTICHOKE AND OLIVE CAPONATA

Steps:

• For the caponata: In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the celery and artichoke hearts and cook until soft and the artichokes are lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, olives, and raisins to the pan. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens, about 25 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, sugar, and capers and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the halibut: Place a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. (If not using a nonstick grill pan, lightly oil the pan before grilling the fish. The halibut can also be roasted for 10 to 12 minutes in a pre-heated 400 degrees F oven.)
• Drizzle the halibut on both sides with olive oil. Season on both sides with salt and pepper. Grill until the flesh flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
• Arrange the halibut on a serving platter and top with the caponata. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

ARTICHOKE AND FENNEL CAPONATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
• Add the celery, fennel, raisins vinegar, honey, capers, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, or until most of the liquid evaporates and the dip becomes thick.
• Remove from heat and stir in the artichoke hearts, lemon zest and parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Serve with pita chips or baguette toasts.

SICILIAN CAPONATA

Steps:

• Sprinkle eggplant with salt and leave for 20 minutes. Transfer to a colander and rinse off the juices. Dry with paper towel. Pour enough olive oil in a frying pan to reach 2cm up the sides. When it is hot and just about to start smoking, add eggplant and fry until coloured and soft (about 5 minutes) - you can do this in two batches. Drain eggplant on paper towel. Drain oil from the pan and add 3 tbsp of fresh extra virgin olive oil. Add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add celery and cook for a further 5 minutes. Return eggplant to pan then add capers and olives and toss together. Pour in the tomatoes, vinegar, sugar and basil. Cook over low heat for 8 minutes. Caponata can be served straight away or refrigerated to allow the flavours to combine further. Photography by William Meppem. Styling by Hannah Meppem. Food preparation by Dominic Smith.

PENNE-ARTICHOKE CAPONATA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, fennel, and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, artichokes, raisins, vinegar, sugar, capers, and thyme, bring to a simmer, and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour the contents of the skillet over the penne and stir to combine. Fold in the parsley, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

ARTICHOKE AND FENNEL CAPONATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, fennel and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in raisins and next 8 ingredients (through artichokes). Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve chilled or at room temperature.

ARTICHOKE CAPONATA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet or sauté pan over medium heat. Add the celery and onion, and sauté 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and vinegar to deglaze pan, increasing heat to medium-high and scraping up any bits stuck to the pan.
• Add the artichokes, olives, and capers and simmer, reducing liquid by half, about 10 minutes. Mix in the basil.

ARTICHOKE AND FENNEL CAPONATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, celery,fennel, and garlic. Saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in raisins, and next 8 ingredients, (through artichokes). Bring to a simmer; cook over medium low heat 5 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates.
• Sprinkle with parsley. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Serving size: 1/4 cup.

FENNEL, AUBERGINE AND ARTICHOKE CAPONATA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, cover and leave for 10 minutes to sweat down, stirring every so often.
• Meanwhile, prepare the globe artichokes, if using. Remove the leaves until only the innermost leaves and hearts remain. (You can keep the outer leaves to steam and then eat with vinaigrette or aioli - delicious.) Trim the stems and hard leaf remnants around the bottoms, and use a vegetable peeler to peel the stems, removing the tough exterior. Chop the hearts in half and use a spoon to remove the hairy chokes. Cut in half again so you are left with quarters of artichoke heart. If you are not using them immediately, rub with a little lemon juice to stop discolouration.
• Add the garlic, spring onions, fennel, aubergine, tomatoes (fresh and tinned), artichoke hearts, vinegar, capers and pumpkin seeds to the frying pan with the onion, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender but not too soft.
• Add the herbs and cook, uncovered, for another 5 minutes to allow the flavours to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm or at room temperature, spooned over toasted bread.

ARTICHOKE CAPONATA (CAPUNATA 'I CACUOCCIULI)

Steps:

• Make tomato sauce:
• Crush tomatoes in a bowl with your hand. Cook garlic in oil in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan over low heat, turning occasionally, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Discard garlic. Stir in tomatoes, sugar, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer vigorously, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced to a thick pulp, about 20 minutes.
• Prepare vegetables:
• Smash olives with a meat pounder or flat side of a large knife. Remove pits. Soak olives 30 minutes in cold water, changing water every 10 minutes. Drain. Juice 2 lemons into a large bowl half filled with cold water and add lemon halves. Working with 1 artichoke at a time and running knife through remaining lemon before each cut, trim about ‚ inch from tops and cut off stems. Pull off tough outer leaves and quarter artichokes lengthwise. Put them in lemon water as trimmed.
• Drain artichokes well and pat dry. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat, then sauté artichokes, stirring, 2 minutes. Add salt to taste and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 15 to 20 minutes. While artichokes cook, blanch celery in boiling water 2 minutes and transfer with tongs to a bowl of cold water to stop cooking. Thinly slice.
• Add celery, olives, and capers to artichokes. Cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Stir in vinegar and cook 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve at room temperature with a few grindings of black pepper.

SLOW COOKER ARTICHOKE CAPONATA

Steps:

• Preheat a slow cooker to High.
• Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Lightly coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil. Cook the fennel and leeks until lightly browned and softened, about five minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, wine, and raisins and continue cooking for one minute more.
• Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker insert. Cover and cook on High for three hours.
• To clean the fresh artichokes, use a paring knife to cut the outside leaves free from the body of the vegetable. Continue turning your knife around the artichoke until you have an equal amount of green leaves with yellow tops. Leave the stem intact-it gives the artichoke a pretty shape. If you like, peel some of the tough green fibers from the outside of the stem with a paring knife. Cut the artichoke in half lengthwise and scoop out the choke (if any) with a melon baller. Place the artichoke pieces in a bowl of cold water with the lemon juice to keep the artichokes from turning dark.
• Add the pine nuts, artichokes, mint, parsley, and thyme to the vegetable mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook on High for one hour more.
• Serve the caponata warm or cold. Drizzle with additional olive oil, and garnish with fennel fronds or chopped mint, if desired.