Spiced Pickled Fennel
 
 
A special and unique treat!
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Recipe type: Appetizer, Condiment, Snack
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Vegan
Ingredients
  • 2 fennel bulbs
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 lemon, zest removed in strips then juiced
  • 1 orange, zest removed in strips then juiced
  • 1 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2-1/2 Tablespoons honey or sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • 4 pieces star anise
  • sterilized 1 quart canning jar
Instructions
  1. Cut fennel bulb in half vertically, remove core and slice very thinly. Place in colander over sink and salt evenly. Let sit and allow to drain.
  2. Add fennel, lemon zest and orange zest to canning jar and pressed mixture down with the back of a clean spoon. Add star anise.
  3. In a small pan, bring lemon juice, orange juice, vinegar and honey/sugar just barely to a boil to dissolve sugars. Pour mixture over fennel in jar. Seal jar and let steep at room temperature for a couple days. Then eat or store in fridge for up to a couple weeks.
ENJOY!!
Recipe by The Eclectic Kitchen - Crystal Cartier at https://theeclectickitchen.com/2013/07/09/spiced-pickled-fennel/