On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:07:25 GMT, "kilikini" >
wrote:

>Got this out of a holiday mailer, but it sounds good!

It sure does. Thanks for posting, Kili.

Carol


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>GREEN BEANS AND FENNEL
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>Start to Finish: 25 minutes
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>2 Tb butter, softened
>1 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed
>1 1/2 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
>3/4 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
>1/4 tsp. salt
>3 fennel bulbs (3 pounds), trimmed, or 2 medium sweet onion cut into wedges
>1 3/4 pounds green beans, trimmed
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>
>1. In a small bowl stir together butter, fennel seeds, lemon peel, pepper,
>and salt. Set aside.
>
>2. Cut fennel into quarters; remove cores. Cut fennel lengthwise into
>1/4-inch strips.
>
>3. In a covered 4-quart Dutch oven cook beans in a small amount of boiling
>salted water for 5 minutes. Add fennel. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes more or
>until vegetables are crisp-tender; drain. Add butter mixture; toss gently
>to coat. Makes 10 servings.
>
>
>Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 67 cal., 3g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 7 mg
>chol., 124 mg sodium, 10 g carbo., 5 g fiber, 2 g protein.
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