What a lovely gratin and full of flavor and crunch from the fennel. I wish I had seen this earlier. I had left-over fennel from a seafood salad of Ina’s. I too put basil in water to propagate it and it’s amazing how well it works. You’re right that cherry tomatoes (and I think grape too) are good all year long and I depend on them in the winter.
Sam
Hi, this looks so good. The cherry tomatoes and fennel…great combination. We purchase only cherry tomatoes from the grocer. We have a little luck with hometown tomatoes in the spring and summer.
Thank you for sharing this recipe with us. Pinning for future use.
Merry Christmas, Ginger
I wish I had paid closer attention when my father-in-law tried to show me how to grow a tomato. He was a genius, but I was busy with children and did not pay attention. I bet he is laughing at me now.
Fennel really has a nice flavor, and I love it in a gratin too. The cherry tomatoes are a wonderful idea – and you’re right that they usually have some flavor, even if it isn’t tomato season. Good stuff – thanks.
I recently got this cookbook but have yet to prepare anything from it yet. It looks so good as do all of their recipes. Thanks for sharing. Now I’ll have to pull it out and try that among others.
We grow our own Fennel, and I will be very excited to try this recipe, it looks awesome. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a very Merry Christmas!
Miz Helen
Mary Alice this is such a great find. I would encourage you to give it a try. Be very careful if you make this everyone will want to come to your house for dinner.:) Have a great holiday.
That looks so beautiful. I never really thought of fennel as something to “au gratin!” I use it in salads and roasted all the time, but this looks like a real treat.
Love the flavors in this 🙂 Thank you so much for linking this recipe up at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
What a lovely gratin and full of flavor and crunch from the fennel. I wish I had seen this earlier. I had left-over fennel from a seafood salad of Ina’s. I too put basil in water to propagate it and it’s amazing how well it works. You’re right that cherry tomatoes (and I think grape too) are good all year long and I depend on them in the winter.
Sam
Ms. Lemon says
This is really a great use of fennel. I would encourage you to make this soon Sam. It is a great find.
Cuisinedeprovence says
This looks just so tempting – and we get real nice fennel here now so thanks for reminding me MS. Lemon! BTW – I love the thyme in the Christmas mug!
Ms. Lemon says
Thank you for visiting. This is so good. You make me a better cook. If I could get to you I would bring you thyme in a huge mug.
Savannah Granny says
Hi, this looks so good. The cherry tomatoes and fennel…great combination. We purchase only cherry tomatoes from the grocer. We have a little luck with hometown tomatoes in the spring and summer.
Thank you for sharing this recipe with us. Pinning for future use.
Merry Christmas, Ginger
Ms. Lemon says
I wish I had paid closer attention when my father-in-law tried to show me how to grow a tomato. He was a genius, but I was busy with children and did not pay attention. I bet he is laughing at me now.
John@Kitchen Riffs says
Fennel really has a nice flavor, and I love it in a gratin too. The cherry tomatoes are a wonderful idea – and you’re right that they usually have some flavor, even if it isn’t tomato season. Good stuff – thanks.
Ms. Lemon says
Thanks for visiting John. I hope you will try this and let me know your thoughts. I would hate to have to decide between raw and roasted.
Vicki Bensinger says
I recently got this cookbook but have yet to prepare anything from it yet. It looks so good as do all of their recipes. Thanks for sharing. Now I’ll have to pull it out and try that among others.
Ms. Lemon says
Vicki, Make this your first one. I am asking for their book(s) for Christmas. I love food that has minimal labor and a big payback.
Miz Helen says
We grow our own Fennel, and I will be very excited to try this recipe, it looks awesome. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a very Merry Christmas!
Miz Helen
Ms. Lemon says
Homegrown, lucky you. I think you will be happy. Let me know what you think.
Mary Alice Patterson says
This looks sooo good!!! Wish I could come to your house for dinner!
Merry Christmas,
Mary Alice
Ms. Lemon says
Mary Alice this is such a great find. I would encourage you to give it a try. Be very careful if you make this everyone will want to come to your house for dinner.:) Have a great holiday.
Wini Moranville says
That looks so beautiful. I never really thought of fennel as something to “au gratin!” I use it in salads and roasted all the time, but this looks like a real treat.
Ms. Lemon says
Wini, please try this. The photo does not do it justice. My 2014 goal is to learn to take better photos, but I promise you will love this dish.
Ali says
Love the flavors in this 🙂 Thank you so much for linking this recipe up at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
This looks divine! I’m checking out your fennel recipes!
Ms. Lemon says
Amy, this is so good. Trust me.