Simon Rimmer
from
Good Food Live
For a luxurious vegetarian dish try Simon Rimmer's fennel recipe, a delicious combination of flavours and textures
For a luxurious vegetarian dish try Simon Rimmer's fennel recipe, a delicious combination of flavours and textures
Fennel with champagne sauce and griddled polenta
Method
2. Add the instant polenta to the boiling milk, reduce the heat and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes until thickened.
3. Remove the polenta from the heat and stir in the grated Parmesan. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
4. Pour the polenta into a greased shallow dish and leave to set. Once set cut the polenta into 8 rounds using a biscuit cutter.
5. Place the fennel quarters in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the lemon juice, salt and freshly ground pepper and just enough water to barely cover the fennel.
6. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat. Simmer for 10 minutes then drain.
7. In a heavy-based frying pan heat together the butter and honey until bubbling. Add the drained fennel and the gherkins, mixing well. Cook until the fennel browns slightly.
8. Add the champagne, mixing in, and cook until the liquid has reduced and thickened to a syrup.
9. Meanwhile, heat a lightly oiled griddle pan and griddle the polenta rounds, allowing 2-3 minutes per each side.
10. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the shallots and fry, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Add the baby spinach and rocket and season with salt and pepper. Fry, stirring now and then, for 2 minutes until the greens are just wilted.
11. To serve divide the glazed fennel among 4 serving plates and top with the champagne sauce. Place 2 polenta rounds on top of each fennel portion and top with the wilted greens. Serve at once.
Prep:
20 min, plus setting
Cook: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
700ml Milk2 garlic cloves, chopped
175g quick cook polenta
125g Parmesan, grated
salt and fresh ground black pepper
4 fennel bulbs, quartered
juice of 2 Lemons
50g Butter
20g Honey
6 baby gherkins, finely sliced
200ml Champagne
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 Shallots, finely chopped
300g baby spinach leaves
100g Rocket
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