Author Notes
This recipe was inspired from my garden-fennel, radishes and chives celebrate spring. With whole wheat bread on hand I had the beginnings of a perfect luncheon idea. —REC
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Ingredients
- Filling
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1/4 cup
mascarpone cheese
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1 teaspoon
Dijon mustard
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1 teaspoon
snipped chives
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1 teaspoon
drained capers
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1/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper
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4
small red radishes, very thinly sliced
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2 cups
shaved fennel bulb
- Topping
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1
hard boiled egg, chopped
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1 teaspoon
lemon zest
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1 teaspoon
snipped fennel fronds
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1 teaspoon
chopped pistachio nuts
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1
clove garlic, crushed
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4 teaspoons
olive oil
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2 teaspoons
lemon juice
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
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4 sprigs
fennel fronds for garnish
Directions
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Combine the mascarpone, mustard, chives, capers and pepper in a small bowl; mix well.
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Spread over 1 side of each bread slice, dividing equally.
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Top with the radish followed by the fennel, dividing equally.
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Mix together the ingredients for the topping till well combined, spoon over the fennel; garnish the plates with the fennel frond sprigs and serve.
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