From Tyler Florence

Salmon with Basil Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

Anise flavored fennel has feathery fronds, which can be used as a garnish. In this recipe, bacon, parmesan cheese, and white wine are the perfect compliment to the sliced and baked fennel bulbs.

Baked Fennel with Parmesan

From Food & Wine

A terrific condiment from Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc at Home; try it on roast pork.

Fennel Mustard

From Food & Wine

Chris Cosentino spices his bison strip loin with juniper, since juniper berries often grow where bison graze; the bison can also be replaced with a beef strip loin. For putting a good crust on a juicy steak, Cosentino says, "A hot stone is awesome!" Sometimes known as cooking a la plancha, the method requires heating a smooth stone or cast-iron griddle over hot coals, creating a surface ideal for searing, no oil required. Pizza stones work well here.

Seared Bison Strip Loin with Juniper and Fennel

From Food & Wine

Laurent Gras uses ginger, fennel and lemon to flavor his lean, protein-rich striped bass as it steams; then he serves it over a lemony shaved-fennel salad, an excellent source of vitamin C. "Instead of using oil or butter, I like to steam fish with aromatic ingredients," Gras says. "You get as much flavor this way -- usually more."

Ginger-and-Lemon-Steamed Striped Bass with Fennel Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

In Italy, soups are classified zuppa (thick) or minestra (in which ingredients stand out from broth). This fennel-flavored minestra-style main dish soup recipe of asparagus, fava beans, peas, young artichokes, and pancetta has 6 grams of fiber per serving.

Spring Vegetable Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Try this easy recipe for refrigerated cucumber pickles when you have an abundance of fresh vegetables in your garden.

Overnight Cucumber Pickles

From Better Homes and Gardens

Wheat berries, with their slightly chewy texture, make a simple broccoli and orange salad extraordinary. Wheat berries are whole, unprocessed wheat kernels. You can typically find them in health food stores.

Fennel and Wheat Berry Salad

From Pepperidge Farm

Roasted red peppers, olives, Parmesan cheese and a flavorful balsamic vinaigrette add savory Mediterranean flavor to this easy-to-make salad.

Mediterranean Chop Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Shredded radicchio and matchstick-size strips of fennel and carrot make this a colorful and flavorful side dish.

Fennel and Carrot Pasta

From Fine Cooking Magazine

You can jazz up this basic recipe by adding Rosemary-Lemon Thyme Oil or Moroccan Spice Rub when you toss the fennel with olive oil and salt and pepper before roasting. Or toss the fennel with Sesame Sea Salt, Caramelized Shallot Butter, Ginger-Lemon Soy Splash, or Toasted Coriander & Garlic Oil after it comes out of the oven.

Basic Roasted Fennel

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pair this aromatic, colorful side dish with pork, beef, or game.

Fennel with Red Cabbage

From Family Circle

Simmer layers of fennel slices, artichokes, and an onion mixture in a slow cooker to create this side-dish recipe sensation.

Fennel Braised with Artichokes

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Shrimp with Fennel, Tomato & Pernod Sauce

From Better Homes and Gardens

Boneless chops experience a bistro-style revival with fresh fennel, Italian bacon, and garlic cream sauce. Round out your meal with steamed green beans and cooked winter squash.

Pork Medallions with Fennel and Pancetta

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Take care to make the potato slices equally thin so they cook evenly. A mandoline or other vegetable slicer makes the job easier, but you can also do it by hand with a sharp knife.

Fennel Layered with Potatoes & Breadcrumbs

From Better Homes and Gardens

Any crusty bread works in this stuffing recipe loaded with fennel and pine nuts. It's especially good served with roast turkey or chicken.

Artisanal Bread Stuffing

From Swanson Broth & Stock

The slow cooker makes is easy to prepare this meatless main-dish soup that's brimming with white kidney beans, fennel, spinach and tomato.

Slow Cooker White Bean with Fennel Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

This roasted vegetable side dish is an easy accompaniment to beef roast or burgers when entertaining.

Roasted Beets, Fennel, and Parsnips

From Better Homes and Gardens

Accent a frozen vegetable mix with flavorful wedges of fresh fennel and toasted sesame seed.

Festive Sesame Vegetables for 20

From Fine Cooking Magazine

The richness of sear-roasted salmon is contrasted by the bright, sweet-tart salad of fennel and apple that tops it. This recipe features a few unusual spices, namely tart sumac and fragrant fennel pollen. If you can't find fennel pollen, you can omit it; the dish will still be very flavorful. If you use paprika instead of sumac, the fish and fennel will take on a rich, red hue.

Spice-Rubbed & Sear-Roasted Salmon with Honey-Glazed Fennel

From Food & Wine

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes and Fennel

From Food & Wine

At Abattoir in Atlanta, chef Joshua Hopkins uses Sharifi's saffron and Aleppo pepper in this decadent, Carolina-style shrimp with rice that would qualify as a stunt-double for shrimp 'n' grits.

Shrimp with Saffron Rice and Fennel Salad

From Food & Wine

Not only are macadamia nuts a good source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, but when they're pureed, they also serve as an ingeniously creamy base for dairy-free salad dressings.

Beet, Fennel, and Jicama Salad with Macadamia Nut Dressing

From Food & Wine

Danielle Custer of Taste in Seattle wilts basil and watercress in a hot skillet for a minute or two before tossing them with spinach and arugula. Grace Parisi makes a crunchier version of Custer's warm salad with bitter greens, radishes, fennel, and shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Warm Fennel-and-Bitter Greens Salad