Egg Salad With Lemon And Fennel Food

FENNEL EGG SALAD

Fennel Egg Salad image

From Asparagus to Zucchini, A guide to Cooking Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce. Use as a sandwich filling, spread for crackers, over cold asparagus or garnish for tossed greens.

Provided by dicentra

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 boiled eggs
1/3 cup finely chopped fennel, stalk
2 -3 tablespoons chopped fennel leaves
2 -4 tablespoons chopped red onions
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
salt and pepper

Steps:

Chop boiled eggs. Add remaining ingredients.
Stir until well blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.9, Fat 24.3, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 565.6, Sodium 486.5, Carbohydrate 10.3, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 2.9, Protein 19.6

FENNEL AND CELERY SALAD WITH LEMON AND PARMESAN

Fennel and Celery Salad With Lemon and Parmesan image

This crisp, lemony salad of raw fennel and celery (you could add thinly sliced celery root to the salad as well) makes a refreshing start to a meal, garnished with radishes and slightly bitter Treviso or radicchio leaves. It could also be a light meal on its own. Don't slice the vegetables paper-thin; you want the salad to have some crunch. You may prepare the vegetables up to an hour in advance and keep refrigerated, but don't dress the salad more than 10 minutes before serving.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories dinner, easy, lunch, quick, salads and dressings, vegetables, appetizer, main course

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (from 1 large lemon)
1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium fennel bulbs, trimmed and finely sliced (about 2 cups)
1 or 2 celery hearts, pale ribs and leaves, finely sliced (about 2 cups)
Radicchio or Treviso leaves, for serving (optional)
1 small piece of Parmesan (about 2 ounces), for serving
1/4 cup roughly chopped parsley
Basil leaves, for serving
Radishes, for serving (optional)

Steps:

Make the dressing: Put lemon juice, zest and garlic in a small bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in olive oil. Set dressing aside for at least 10 minutes.
Prepare the salad: Place sliced fennel and celery in a salad bowl. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Discard garlic from the dressing, and whisk dressing. Pour over vegetables, and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning.
To serve, transfer salad to a platter, and surround with radicchio, if using. Use a vegetable peeler to shave Parmesan generously over the salad. Sprinkle with parsley and basil. Garnish with radishes, if desired.

FENNEL SALAD WITH ANCHOVY AND OLIVES

Fennel Salad With Anchovy and Olives image

This salad is a zesty first course or a fine lunch. A range of sharp flavors - garlic, anchovy, lemon and briny olives - contrast beautifully with the anise-scented fennel bulb. Dress the salad just before serving, so the sliced fennel stays crisp. It may seem silly to smash and pit your own green olives, but they look better and taste meatier that way. In any case, please don't cut pitted olives crosswise into little slices.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 anchovy fillets, rinsed, blotted dry and roughly chopped
3 tablespoons lemon juice, plus 1 teaspoon lemon zest (from 2 large lemons)
2 tablespoons finely diced preserved lemon, rinsed and blotted dry (optional)
2 small garlic cloves, grated or mashed to a paste
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 medium fennel bulbs, trimmed and thinly sliced
Kosher salt and black pepper
About 1/2 cup green olives, such as Castelvetrano or Lucques, smashed and pits removed (about 16 olives)
4 hard-boiled eggs (8 minutes), peeled and halved
Extra anchovy fillets, for garnish (optional)
Handful of Italian parsley leaves, for garnish

Steps:

Make the dressing: Put chopped anchovies, lemon juice and zest, preserved lemon (if using) and garlic in a small bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, and whisk in olive oil.
Prepare the salad: Place sliced fennel in a salad bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Add olives and dressing, and toss to coat.
Transfer to serving platter or individual plates. Surround with halved eggs (draped with more anchovy fillets, if desired), and scatter parsley leaves over the top.

FENNEL AND RADICCHIO SALAD WITH ANCHOVY AND EGG

Fennel and Radicchio Salad With Anchovy and Egg image

The combination of sweet fennel, bitter radicchio and salty anchovy is a winning one. Look for fennel with the tops still attached and firm, pale green bulbs. As for anchovies, any type will work, but spend a bit more for a better brand of anchovies, packed in glass jars. (Anchovies from Spain are quite good.) If using tinned supermarket anchovies, rinse the fillets and pat dry before using to mute their fishiness.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories salads and dressings, vegetables, appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 medium fennel bulbs, topped and trimmed, fronds reserved for another use
Salt and black pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 small lemon)
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 small garlic clove, grated or smashed to a paste
1 medium head radicchio (about 12 ounces)
3 large eggs (cooked 8 minutes), cooled in ice water and peeled
4 to 6 anchovy fillets, preferably the best quality you can find, rinsed, patted dry and halved

Steps:

Using a sharp knife or a mandoline, slice fennel crosswise 1/8-inch thick. Place slices in a wide salad bowl, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add olive oil, lemon juice and zest, and garlic. Toss everything together, coating the fennel well. Taste for salt and adjust. (This can be done up to 30 minutes ahead.)
Remove and discard any wilted outer leaves of radicchio. Separate tender leaves, tearing large ones into smaller pieces.
To finish the salad, quarter the eggs. Add radicchio to the salad bowl and sprinkle very lightly with salt. Toss together radicchio and fennel, coating everything well. Garnish with quartered eggs. (Yolks should have a moist center.) Top eggs with the anchovy fillets.