Fennel Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated January 12, 2017
Whether eating it raw or cooked, or using the bulb or fronds, fennel is a versatile ingredient that perks up any recipe. Try these soups, salads and main dishes to make the most of your fennel supply.
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Fennel-and-Grapefruit-Rubbed Snapper

Credit: © John Kernick
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Rub a supertasty mix of crushed fennel seeds and grapefruit zest onto snapper before baking it on a bed of sweet roasted fennel.

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Linguine with Clams and Fennel

Credit: © Tara Fisher
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Cooking clams with sauteed fennel and leeks infuses them with flavor. They're fanastic with this chile-laced pasta.

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Bacon, Fennel and Apple Chutney

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Chutney is a favorite British condiment for everything from cheese to roasts. This sweet-and-smoky version is perfect with crackers as a starter, spread on a grilled cheddar sandwich or served with roasted pork.

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Fennel, Apple and Avocado Crudo

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Pink peppercorns (no relation to the black or white variety) are slightly spicy but fruity, with a mild citrus taste. Here, they flavor the salt sprinkled on a supereasy vegetable crudo.

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Campari-Fennel Aperitif

Credit: © Paul Costello
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Pleasantly bitter, herb-infused Campari is a bracing aperitif, especially when it's blended with a little sparkling wine as it is here. Plus, this is a perfect way to use up any leftover fennel fronds from the kitchen.

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Fennel Avgolemono

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This velvety, richly flavored fennel soup has no cream; the exquisite texture comes from enriching the soup with eggs.

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Fennel-and-Fava-Bean Salad

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Jayson Woodbridge uses wild fennel for this tangy, crunchy salad, but regular supermarket fennel works perfectly well, too.

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Scallops with Fennel Grenobloise

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Quick-cooking scallops are excellent with sweet fennel and a buttery lemon-caper sauce.

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Chilled Fennel-Grapefruit Velouté with Lemon Olive Oil

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This recipe cleverly uses lemon oil to boost the flavor in this chilled four-ingredient soup. The citrus oil is used in two different ways: for sauteing fennel before pureeing it with grapefruit juice, and for garnishing the soup before serving.

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Arugula-Fennel Salad

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Serve this simple green salad with a cheese plate and plenty of rustic bread.

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Fennel-and-Citrus Salad with Mint

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This light, simple salad mixes grapefruit and orange segments with shaved fennel and a sweet-tart honey-lemon dressing.

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Bow-Tie Salad with Fennel, Prosciutto, and Parmesan

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A tangy lemon dressing makes this main-course salad especially refreshing, and the only thing you have to cook is the pasta. If you find a fennel bulb with the dark-green feathery tops still on, chop some of them and toss into the pasta.

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Whole Baked Trout with Fennel and Orange

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With so many lakes and rivers, Iceland is a terrific place for trout. Here, it's stuffed with fennel, herbs and orange and baked on foil that's been well buttered so the skin gets nicely golden.

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Baked Onions with Fennel Bread Crumbs

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These simple, incredibly flavorful onions from chef Nancy Silverton are baked in the oven until they're falling-apart tender. Fennel seeds punch up the crispy breadcrumb topping.

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