Fennel au gratin with citrus crust

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ pounds Tomatoes,ripe
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Branch Thyme
1 Branch Rosemary
1 Bayleaf
½ cup Vegetable broth
Salt, Pepper
2 1/16 pounds Fennel (ca.4 )
2 ounces Bread Crumbs
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese,grated
½ Peel of Orange
½ Peel of Lemon
5 Leaves Lemonmelisse
5 tablespoons Oliveoil

Directions

1. Dip the tomatoes shortly in boiling water and than peel and cut into

quarters.

2. Peel garlic and cut into cubes and saute in 4 tablespoons oil; add tomatoes and the herbs; fill up with the broth and season with salt and

pepper.Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

3. In the meantime bring a lot of saltwater to a boil, clean the fennels

take off the green part and chop it finely. Cut the fennels lenghtwise

in 1 cm thick slices and cook in the saltwater 5 minutes; remove with

spoon and put into the tomato mix and cook all 15-20 minutes more.

4. Heat oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

5. Arrange the fennel slices in a gratin form, fish scale-like and pour

over the tomatoesauce.

6. Mix the breadcrumbs with cheese, orange and lemon peel.

7. Mix fennel green with the lemon melisse and sprinkle that and the crumbs evenly over the vegetables.

8. Pour reminding oil overall and bake 10 -15 minutes until golden brown.

Out of Die Actuelle magazine

Translated by Brigitte Sealing Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120

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