Baked Fennel

Fennel has so much flavor that it requires little to transform it into a delicious gratin to be served warm or at room temperature (as it is commonly served in. Sicily, as part of the antipasto selection). Cooks think of fennel as a vegetable to be cooked with others; but when baked with little embellishment, it becomes a sweetly tender complement to roasted meats, grilled seafood, or pasta or grain salads.