Best Fennel Orange Juice And Pine Nuts With Fusilli Recipes

ORANGE FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the fronds from the fennel bulbs and reserve some of the feathery leaves for later. Cut each fennel bulb in half and remove the cores with a sharp knife.
• Fit a food processor with the thinnest slicing blade. Cut the fennel bulbs into wedges and place horizontally into the feed tube. Process in batches. Peel each orange, remove the pith with a knife, and slice. Set aside.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the oil, juice, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl. Place the fennel slices, oranges slices and arugula in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss together. Sprinkle with salt and add some fennel fronds for decoration.

ORANGE AND FENNEL SALAD

Steps:

• Peel oranges, then cut into small dices, reserving the juice.
• Trim tops and bottom off fennel bulb and remove outer part if it is tough or bruised. Slice bulb thinly, then dice. Finely chop onion.
• Mix reserved juice with 2 tablespoons of additional juice and the olive oil. Then mix oranges, fennel and onion into dressing. Spoon onto salad plates.
• Rinse and dry capers and sprinkle over salads.

FENNEL, ORANGE JUICE AND PINE NUTS WITH FUSILLI

Steps:

• Heat water for cooking pasta in covered pot.
• Trim tops from the fennel, and cut thin slices off the root ends. Remove tough outer pieces. Wash, and cut into julienne strips.
• Heat oil in a nonstick pan until it is medium hot. Add the fennel, orange juice, lemon juice, pine nuts and currants, and cook until fennel is tender. Stir occasionally. If mixture becomes too dry, add the chicken stock.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Season the fennel mixture with salt and pepper. When pasta is cooked, drain it; then, stir it into the fennel mixture. Serve with bread.