Sautéed Fennel with Almonds & Currants

Name: Sautéed Fennel with Almonds & Currants
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters almonds, very lightly crushed; 59 milliliters cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters dried currants; 4 servings fennel fronds, roughly chopped as garnish; 907 grams very small fennel bulbs; 8 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1 teaspoons freshly ground balck pepper, to taste; 1 pinch saffron threads; 1 teaspoons sea salt; 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Sautéed Fennel with Almonds & Currants a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 287 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have almonds, garlic, orange zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Trim the fennel bulbs of all but a few inches of stalk and fronds, but leave a bit of both. Trim the bottom and slice the fennel and attached portion of stalk and fronds lengthwise about ¼-inch thick.

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Fennel

Heat the olive oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers, but is not yet smoking.

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Olive Oil

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic stirring to coat in oil.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

Add the fennel, salt, and pepper. Sauté until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.Stir in the almonds, currants, coriander, orange zest, orange juice, and a pinch of saffron threads. Stir until the currants plump some, about 3 minutes.

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Saffron

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Coriander

Currants

Almonds

Fennel

Pepper

Salt

Transfer the fennel and all the liquid to a serving tray.

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Fennel

Let come to room temperature. It may be made to this point one day ahead if kept refrigerated. Bring back to room temperature before serving.To serve, stir in the cilantro leaves and garnish with some fennel fronds

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Fresh Cilantro