Penne with Fennel

Name: Penne with Fennel
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10–12 cherry tomatoes, quartered; ¼ cup dry white wine; ½ medium fennel bulb, fronds removed, very thinly sliced into half-moon slices; Sea salt; 4–5 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 8 ounces penne; Extra virgin olive oil; 2 cloves fresh garlic, peeled, left whole; ½ red onion, thin half-moon slices

Preparation info

2–3
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegedibles

By Christina Pirello

Published 2023

About

I came up with this pasta dish when I was trying to put a new spin on pasta with tomatoes. What about fennel, I thought? It’s good for digestion and might just add a cool little something in the flavor department. And I’m obsessed with its sweet peppery taste.

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves fresh garlic, peeled, left whole
½ red onion, thin half-moon slices

Europe
Italy
Pasta
Vegan

Method

Place a generous amount of olive oil in a deep skillet, about 3–4 tablespoons, along with garlic and onion. When the onion begins to sizzle, add a pinch of salt and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Remove the whole garlic cloves and discard. Stir in fennel, a pinch of salt and wine. Cook, s