Tartines with octopus and pickled fennel

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood: Culinary Treasures from Our Waters

By John Ash

Published 2023

  • About

This is a recipe contributed by Sallie Miller and Gwen Gunheim of Miracle Plum, a food and wine emporium in Santa Rosa, California. They do a lot of creative recipes with tinned fish, and this is a delicious example. They note that this recipe makes more pickled fennel than you’ll need, but you’ll find yourself putting it on everything!

Ingredients

Pickled Fennel

  • pounds (570 g) fennel bulbs, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon f

Method

To make the pickled fennel, cut the fennel bulbs in half lengthwise and cut out the core. Thinly slice using a mandoline or a chef’s knife. In a large, clean glass jar, combine the dill weed, mustard seeds, crushed red pepper, fennel seeds, and the fennel.

In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, water, salt, and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Pour