INGREDIENTS
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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1 tablespoon honey (preferably orange blossom honey)
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1 1/2 lbs (680 g) carrots – peeled and cut in 1/4″ x 3″ sticks
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1 fennel bulb – ends trimmed, bulb cut in half, each half cored and cut lengthwise in 1/8″ slices
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4 strips of orange zest – 1″ x 4″ long (use a vegetable hand-peeler)
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1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds – crushed in a mortar
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1/3 cup spring water
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1/3 cup orange juice
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1/2 + 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
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freshly ground black pepper to taste
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2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fennel greens or dill