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2 Recipes With Fennel & Yams...An Unbeatable Combination!

As far as I’m concerned, fennel is one of the most overlooked vegetables around. I believe that it’s time to give fennel the recognition which it clearly deserves, especially since it’s at its best during the Fall through the early Spring.

Fennel is a crunchy vegetable with a distinct “licorice-y” flavor which makes it delicious when sautéed in stir-fries, added raw to salads, or sliced and enjoyed alone with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt. Although any part of the fennel could be eaten (i.e. the bulb, the stalks, or the leaves), I prefer to cook with just the bulb. You can save the stalks and leaves for later use since they’re excellent in soups and for making delicious vegetable broths.

Since the bulb could be tricky to cut, I’ll tell you how to do it.

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HOW TO CUT THE BULB OF A FENNEL:

Step 1) Cut the stalks away from the bulb.

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Step 2) Cut the bulb in half vertically, and then rinse both sides with water.

Step 3) Remove the hard core in the center of each half of the bulb. 

Step 4) While keeping the flat side of the bulb facing down on the cutting board, continue to slice vertically through the bulb in any width you prefer.

*You can leave the fennel in strips, dice the fennel or create chunks, depending upon what your recipe calls for.

Lately, I’ve been enjoying the winning combination of fennel and yams. These two vegetables go so well together, that I thought the striking couple deserved its own blog.

Tonight I made a simple well-rounded dinner of quinoa with roasted yams and fennel, and a side salad. The recipe I concocted is so easy and delicious, and I made enough to last in the refrigerator for a couple of days. I think it will be great served on top of the green salad which I plan to have for lunch tomorrow.

To see the recipes for a Red Quinoa Bowl With Roasted Yams & Fennel, and for a Yam Mash With Crispy Fennel, go to:http://veganamericanprincess.com/fennel-yams-a-winning-combination/#sthash.1Da60OYq.dpuf

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