Fennel Vegetables with Bacon

Ingredients

• 4 bulbs fennel (200 g each)
• 80 g thick-cut smoked bacon
• 2 onions
• 1 Garlic clove
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tsp thyme leaves
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash, trim, halve fennel bulbs and cut into long strips. Peel and quarter the onion. Dice the bacon. Heat oil in a pan and gently sauté fennel over low heat; add onion, bacon, and bay leaf, browning everything for 5 minutes.

2. 2.

   Peel garlic and press it in. Add tomatoes, blanch them, peel, quarter, and toss with thyme, parsley, and some chopped fennel greens into the pan. Cover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.