Oh now this one is really special. With a fennel bulb looking at me for days, how best to actually turn it into something nice? It's a very pretty, but very domineering sort of a vegetable. And Nigel Slater in 'Tender, Part 1' clearly doesn't have a lot of time for it - one page at about page 600...
Donna Hay however, has a recipe for Miso Crusted Salmon Fillet with Fennel Salad. Wow. Absolutely stunning. Definitely making this one again - and it's dead simple to boot.
First of all, very thinly shred half a cucumber and a fennel bulb. Next time, I think I'll grate the cucumber and let it drain. Squeeze a 1/4 cup of lime juice. Mix it all up in a bowl with a tbsp of fish sauce and 2 tbsp of sugar. You really wouldn't think fish sauce would work in a salad would you... Try it. It is very, very good.
Mix 1 tbsp of Tahini, 2 tbsp of white miso paste (I found it in Sainsbury's, by the way), 1/3 cup of water and 1 tbsp of sugar in a small pan, letting it simmer for a couple of minutes to thicken up. Lightly pan fry two salmon fillets on one side, then once they've had about 5 minutes, drizzle some of the miso sauce over them, then flip them over to cook the other side.
And that's it. Absolutely amazing, and really simple. Donna rules.
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