Fennel & black olive gratin

Name: Fennel & black olive gratin
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 plump bulbs of fennel; 1 serving a scrap of butter; 70 grams pitted dry black olive with herbs (try Crespos version, from supermarkets), roughly chopped; 284 milliliters carton double cream; 5 Tbsps finely grated parmesan or pecorino romano

Fennel & black olive gratin requires roughly 40 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 239 calories. For 83 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. A mixture of plump bulbs of fennel, a scrap of butter, carton double cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7/fan 200C. Boil up a big saucepan of water.

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Meanwhile trim the roots off each fennel bulb, remove the first leaf, then keep trimming off more root and removing more leaves, right down to the core.

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Fennel Bulb

Cut off and discard (or keep for a stock) all the green stalky bits and coarse outer leaves. Slicing along the grain of the leaves, cut them into tulip-petal sized pieces.

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Stock

Throw the fennel into the boiling water, cover the pan and bring back to the boil.

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Fennel

Water

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Remove the lid and boil for 5 minutes to blanch the fennel, then drain thoroughly.

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Fennel

Lightly butter a large (about 25cm diameter) gratin or other ovenproof dish.

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Butter

Spread half the fennel over the bottom of the dish and strew evenly with half the olives. Cover with the remaining fennel and olives and season well.

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Pour over the cream, then sprinkle a thick layer of cheese on top.

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Cream

Bake the gratin on the middle shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes or until the cream is bubbling, the top lightly gilded, and the fennel tender. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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Cream

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