Fennel Caprese Salad With Tomato Jam Toasts Recipes

Steps:

• Toss 2 pounds tomatoes (cut into wedges), 2 thinly sliced fennel bulbs and 1/2 thinly sliced red onion with 1/3 cup olive oil and 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon sugar and a generous amount of pepper. Let sit at least 30 minutes. Toss with 1 cup fresh parsley and 1/2 cup fennel fronds before serving.

Steps:

• 1. Drain the giardiniera and the pepperoncini, reserving 2 tablespoons of the brine from each. Stem the pepperoncini, roughly chop and mix together with the giardiniera and olives in a medium bowl.
• 2. Stack the provolone, bresaola, mortadella and sopressata and cut into quarters.
• 3. Toss the escarole with the reserved brine. Put a third of the escarole in the bottom of an 8 by 5-inch trifle dish. Next, layer a third of the giardinera mixture, followed by a third of the tomatoes and then a third of the artichokes. Scatter half of the meat and provolone on top of the artichokes.
• 4. Repeat the layering process 2 more times, so that there are three layers of all the components except the meat and provolone. The top layer will be artichokes. Serve on toasted baguette.

Steps:

• Core the tomatoes and cut into wedges. Remove the top of the fennel (save some fronds for garnish) and slice the bulb very thinly crosswise with a knife or on a mandoline.
• Toss the tomatoes and fennel in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped fennel fronds, season to taste, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Slice 1 lemon into thin rounds and spread out on the baking tray, drizzle over 1/2 tbsp oil and sprinkle over the sugar. Roast for 20-25 mins until shrivelled and caramelised in places. Keep an eye on them - you may have to take some out the oven before the others are done. These can be made in the morning and kept at room temperature.
• While the lemons are cooking, roughly chop the tomatoes and thinly slice the fennel, saving the fronds. Put in a bowl with the remaining olive oil, juice from the other lemon and pomegranate seeds. Season to taste, then give everything a good mix.
• When you're ready to serve, roughly chop all the herbs and mix them into the salad along with the roasted lemons and fennel fronds.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cranberries, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, garlic and salt. Whisk in the olive oil.
• In a large salad bowl, combine the watercress, fennel, radicchio and pecans. Stir the vinaigrette and pour over salad. Toss well and serve at once.