Monday 10 June 2013

Caramelized Pancetta and Fennel Salad






  








We spent yesterday doing all the things we love. We strolled around the market, had a yummy lunch, went to see a movie, ate ice cream in the middle of the afternoon, browsed bookshops and bought books, ate a delicious dinner and came home and collapsed on the sofa. 

Mental note: We need to do this more often.


Caramelized Pancetta and Fennel Salad
slightly from Food Network
Serves 4

For the Salad:
1 bulb fennel, halved and cored and cut into 5mm slices
100g pancetta cut into small dice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 head of frisee

For the Red Wine Vinaigrette:
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
A pinch freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Make the Salad:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

In a medium bowl, toss together fennel, pancetta, garlic, brown sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the ingredients on the baking sheet in a single layer. Cook until the pancetta is crisp and the fennel is caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

In a large bowl, place the frisee, pancetta, and caramelized fennel. Toss the salad with the Red Wine Vinaigrette and serve immediately.


Make the Vinaigrette: 
Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl until emulsified.

8 comments:

  1. I just love this kind of days when you do the things you love the most with the people you love the most :) Your salad is really different from what I'm used to, I love it Jen, it looks delicious! :)

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  2. Little Kitchie10 June 2013 at 22:06

    You had me at pancetta.

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  3. I truly wish I lived close enough to shop at a market like that. We're 2 to 2 1/2 hours away from Boston and New York City. Funny I was going to originally say what Little Kitchie said! Love fennel roasted and frisee is a wonderful green which I don't eat often enough.

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  4. Those are absolutely the best days. Gorgeous market photos, reminds my of our lovely Pike Place Market here and that I definitely need to get myself there soon.
    Beautiful salad. Love, love pancetta.. and fennel..

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  5. Thanks Gabrielle. I live for days like this (Oh, and all the other days where I get to cook for the ones I love.)

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  6. Hey Little Kitchie - I think we're twins.

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  7. Hey Patty. We have the best Market... so lucky. The combination of frisee and caramelized pancetta and fennel so works.

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  8. Hey Pink Patisserie. They are indeed, The Best.

    I've been to your amazing Pike Place Market - it's another one of my favourites. (I have a "thing" for markets.)I love the guys at the fish stall who put on a show by throwing the fish around - that and great produce are what I love about market shopping.

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