Ingredients
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 pound baby carrots, cut into bite-friendly segments
1/4 pound baby potatoes, cut into bite-friendly segments
2 baby fennel, trimmed & quartered
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
6 small spring onions (or scallions), trimmed
1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into segments
1 lemon, cut into small wedges, deseeded
to serve: toasted pecans/fresh dill OR fresh thyme/micro greens
Directions
Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium-low heat. You want the pan to be hot enough to cook the vegetables, but not hot enough to brown them. Add your long-cooking vegetables to the pan - in this case, carrots, potatoes, and fennel - along with the salt, and allow to cook for a few minutes. Add the onions, then cover and cook for another 10 - 15 minutes. You're aiming to have everything end up silky and tender, just cooked through. The trick is to avoid overcooking - you want the vegetables to maintain some structure. A minute before you think the carrots and potatoes are cooked, add the asparagus and a few of the lemon wedges to the pan. The asparagus is quick cooking (depending on its thickness), so you're adding it at the end. Cook just until it brightens, and is barely tender. Remove from heat and sprinkle with herbs (dill or thyme). Serve with the remaining lemon wedges to the side. The vegetables are good hot, or at room temperature. You can serve them as antipasti - at room temperature, or over something. You can see the different ways I tweaked the general idea over a few days up above. For ex: served on their own, or over the brown rice and adzuki beans I had on hand.
Serves 4-6.
Prep time: 10 min - Cook time: 15 min
Recipe from: 101cookbooks.com
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 pound baby carrots, cut into bite-friendly segments
1/4 pound baby potatoes, cut into bite-friendly segments
2 baby fennel, trimmed & quartered
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
6 small spring onions (or scallions), trimmed
1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into segments
1 lemon, cut into small wedges, deseeded
to serve: toasted pecans/fresh dill OR fresh thyme/micro greens
Directions
Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium-low heat. You want the pan to be hot enough to cook the vegetables, but not hot enough to brown them. Add your long-cooking vegetables to the pan - in this case, carrots, potatoes, and fennel - along with the salt, and allow to cook for a few minutes. Add the onions, then cover and cook for another 10 - 15 minutes. You're aiming to have everything end up silky and tender, just cooked through. The trick is to avoid overcooking - you want the vegetables to maintain some structure. A minute before you think the carrots and potatoes are cooked, add the asparagus and a few of the lemon wedges to the pan. The asparagus is quick cooking (depending on its thickness), so you're adding it at the end. Cook just until it brightens, and is barely tender. Remove from heat and sprinkle with herbs (dill or thyme). Serve with the remaining lemon wedges to the side. The vegetables are good hot, or at room temperature. You can serve them as antipasti - at room temperature, or over something. You can see the different ways I tweaked the general idea over a few days up above. For ex: served on their own, or over the brown rice and adzuki beans I had on hand.
Serves 4-6.
Prep time: 10 min - Cook time: 15 min
Recipe from: 101cookbooks.com
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