Fennel is at its seasonal best in winter.
It’s a crunchy green vegetable slightly resembling celery, that’s eaten raw in salads, fried or roasted as an accompaniment, or used as an ingredient in risottos, soups and even cakes. Plus the much loved pork and fennel sausage rolls!
The fennel bulb has slightly sweet, anise flavour but the leaves have a much stronger taste. Fennel seeds are known for their licorice flavour.
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pie
Creamy chicken, fennel and mushroom pot pie
These are serious little pies; tender chunks of chicken, earthy mushrooms and fennel swimming in a creamy mustard sauce and topped with golden, flaky pastry.
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risotto
Add toasted fennel seeds for extra fennel flavour. Or try this fennel and prawn risotto. Or this fennel, lemon and scallop risotto.
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pork and fennel sausage rolls
This sausage roll flavour combo is popular for a reason – it’s delicious!
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patties
These patties are also delicious served with mash and steamed vegetables or salad. For a great finger food idea, form the mince mixture into little meatballs instead of patties.
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beef
Beef souvlaki and fennel salad
Tender beef souvlaki marinated in lemon, wine and herbs, paired with a fresh and fragrant fennel salad and garlic yoghurt.
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salad 2
Orange, fennel and hazelnut salad
This refreshing citrus and hazelnut salad is packed full of flavour and textures that’ll complement any dinner spread perfectly.
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pork cutlet
Pork cutlets with fennel apple relish
Fresh fennel and apple relish makes this simple dish of pork cutlet and potato into something rather special.
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pressure cooker ragout
A deliciously tender pork, fennel and olive ragout that can be done in a pressure cooker in no time.
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cakes
These bite-sized cakes from are served with dollops of fennel seed frosting and make a quirky addition to your dessert repertoire.
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pound cake
Orange and fennel seed pound cake
The pound cake can be made a day ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature and assemble of the day of serving.
