Vegetables A La Grecque

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large fennel bulbs, thinly slice with feathery leaves reserved
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed, lightly crushed
• 4 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 medium cauliflower, divided into florets
• 3/4 cup green beans, trimmed
• 1 1/2 cups button mushrooms, halved or quartered
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 warm the oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat; add the fennel and onion.
• 2 cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic, coriander seeds, and tomatoes and cook, uncovered, until the vegetables are tender and any liquid has disappeared.
• 4 in a separate pan steam the cauliflowers and green beans until just tender.
• 5 once the fennel and tomato mixture is ready, add the mushrooms and cook gently for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 6 stir in the cauliflowers and green beans, and season with salt and black pepper.
• 7 remove from the heat and set aside.
• 8 sprinkle with parsley and serve warm or cool.