Cherry Tomato & Butter Bean Skillet with Caramelized Fennel

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An up close, overhead shot shows a caramelized fennel, tomato and butter bean skillet garnished with chopped parsley and walnuts. A serving spoon is sticking out of the pan.

When you’re craving healthful consolation that comes collectively merely, this caramelized fennel, tomato and butter bean skillet is simply the factor. This saucy vegan dinner options slow-cooked fennel and shallots with herbs, tangy and candy cherry tomatoes, toothsome butter beans, and a lemony walnut topping. Apart from arugula fennel salad, that is one in all my favourite recipes for the marginally licorice-y vegetable.

An overhead shot shows a caramelized fennel, tomato and butter bean skillet garnished with chopped parsley and walnuts. A serving spoon is sticking out of the pan.
An overhead shot shows a bowl filled with finely chopped walnuts, parsley, and lemon zest.An overhead shot shows a bowl filled with finely chopped walnuts, parsley, and lemon zest.

Fennel and tomatoes collectively is prompt recipe satisfaction for me personally. After I was engaged on this dish in my kitchen, I used to be aiming for a jammy and recent tomato sauce with tender fennel slices and butter beans to make it hearty. All scooped up with crusty sourdough bread? Heaven on earth at dinnertime! It jogs my memory of the fennel and tomato gratin in my cookbook, and in addition this confit fennel with pink wine lentils.

The sweetness of the caramelized fennel works so properly with the tangy cherry tomato sauce and large, satiating butter beans. The fennel is sautéed at a barely decrease temperature for about 20 minutes with garlic, floor coriander, shallots, recent thyme, and a bay leaf. The slices of fennel get so tender and form of soften into the cherry tomatoes because it all simmers collectively. I like that this tomato and butter bean skillet options easy components and cooks up in a single vessel.

The topping options peppery parsley, chopped toasted walnuts, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Fennel and walnuts are irresistible collectively and the tiny little bit of crunch is good too. Just a bit textural variation for you!

After all I like the chunk of butter beans, however navy or cannellini beans would even be scrumptious right here. Recently I’ve been shopping for dried butter beans and cooking them from scratch as a result of the feel is simply so beautiful. They’re noticeably higher than canned butter beans in my view. Toothsome and delicate on the similar time! Additionally the sheer dimension is simply so dramatic and enjoyable to play with. A notice: dried butter beans are sometimes bought as lima beans with all the opposite dried beans in shops.

Hope you like this one! Excellent for when you have to burn up an entire pound of cherry tomatoes. Additionally, bread for dipping and scooping is completely vital 😊

An up close, overhead shot shows a braiser filled with tomato-y fennel, vegetable stock, and butter beans.An up close, overhead shot shows a braiser filled with tomato-y fennel, vegetable stock, and butter beans.
An overhead shot shows a braiser pot filled with a saucy mixture of fennel, tomatoes, and butter beans.An overhead shot shows a braiser pot filled with a saucy mixture of fennel, tomatoes, and butter beans.
A close up, 3/4 angle shot shows a caramelized fennel, tomato and butter bean skillet garnished with chopped parsley and walnuts. A serving spoon is sticking out of the pan.A close up, 3/4 angle shot shows a caramelized fennel, tomato and butter bean skillet garnished with chopped parsley and walnuts. A serving spoon is sticking out of the pan.
An overhead shot shows an individual serving of a fennel, cherry tomato, and butter bean mixture in a ceramic bowl. A spoon is sticking out of the bowl and the dish is garnished with parsley, fennel fronds, and finely chopped walnuts.An overhead shot shows an individual serving of a fennel, cherry tomato, and butter bean mixture in a ceramic bowl. A spoon is sticking out of the bowl and the dish is garnished with parsley, fennel fronds, and finely chopped walnuts.
An overhead shot shows a hand holding a crusty piece of bread with a saucy butter bean mixture piled on top.An overhead shot shows a hand holding a crusty piece of bread with a saucy butter bean mixture piled on top.

Caramelized Fennel, Tomato & Butter Bean Skillet

A healthful and easy consolation dish, this tomato and butter bean skillet with tender slices of caramelized fennel options easy components that each one come collectively in a single pan. Excellent with crusty bread for dinner.