Winter White Fennel Bisque

By Master Chef on December 22nd, 2020 · In Appetizers, Budget Cooking, Dinner, Herbs and Spices, Meals, Regional and Ethnic, Soups and Stews, Techniques, Vegetables

Cold weather is the perfect time for a warming bowl of Winter White Fennel Bisque. Soothing, flavorful and healthful, it’s delish!

Winter White Fennel Bisque

Author: Abby Mandel

Recipe type: Soups and Stews

Cuisine: Canadian

Serves: 6

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon butter
1 onion; thinly sliced
2 large fennel bulbs; stems trimmed
1/3 Cup feathery fennel greens; for garnish
3 small parsnips; peeled
2 cans vegetable broth (14 1/2 ounce each)
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
2 Tablespoons whipping cream

Instructions

Heat butter in 3-quart pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add onion and cook, stirring until soft, about 6 minutes. Add fennel and parsnips to pan along with 1 1/4 cans broth, salt and dash pepper. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until all vegetables are very soft, about 25 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
Strain vegetables from liquid, reserving both. Puree vegetables in blender with 1/4 Cup reserved greens. Add some liquid and puree until mixture is very smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes. Return to pot. Stir in cream. (Can be made ahead up to this point and refrigerated 2 days or frozen up to 1 month.
To serve, gently reheat until hot; do not boil. Add more broth or water if soup is too thick.) Taste; adjust seasoning.
Serve hot garnished with reserved greens.

Notes

This recipe yields 6 appetizer servings:

Recipe by Abby Mandel, cookbook author, syndicated food columnist, and a James Beard Foundation award winner

Nutrition Information

Serving size: each serving Calories: 103 Fat: 5 g Carbohydrates: 15 g Sodium: 905 mg Fiber: 2.46 g Protein: 1 g Cholesterol: 12 mg