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 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch x 3 inch sticks
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1 fennel bulb, ends trimmed, bulb cut in half, each half cored and cut lengthwise in 1/8”-inch slices
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4 strips of orange zest,– each 1 inch x 4” inch (use vegetable 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 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
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Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fennel fronds or dill