Fennel fronds are versatile and can be used in many dishes. Here are some ways to use them:
- Mix chopped fennel fronds into homemade pestos, salsas, salads, stocks, pastas, curries, and vinaigrettes for an added hit of flavor and freshness.
- Use them as a garnish on dips, yogurt sauces, eggs, stir-fries, chicken, and meats.
- Sprinkle them on top of or mix them through salads.
- Add them to homemade stocks.
- Stir them through pastas.
- Add them to curries.
- Add them to vinaigrettes and homemade salad dressings for an added hit of flavor and freshness.
- Make fennel fronds pesto.
- Use them to cook fish.
- Grill them and chop them up to make salsa verde.
- Fry them gently and use them as a delicate garnish.
- Blanch them with some other herbs and make a herb oil, or use them in a vinaigrette.
- Pickle them.
- Char them in the oven and turn them into ash and incorporate them into rubs or really whatever youd like.
- Save them for the next time you make vegetable or chicken stock.
Fennel fronds have a fresh, licorice flavor that can add a unique taste to your dishes. They can be used in salads, pastas, pestos, and many other dishes.