If making this dish ahead, cover and chill once cool, but remove from the fridge 1 hour before serving.
Serves: 6–8
INGREDIENTS
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup white wine
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 cup water
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 sprigs of thyme
2 small bay leaves
½ teaspoon each coriander seeds, fennel seeds and whole black peppercorns
2 teaspoons sea salt
Vegetables
16 baby carrots, tops trimmed and peeled
10 shallots, peeled with root end left intact
½ small cauliflower, broken into walnut-sized florets
1 fennel bulb, cut into thin wedges through the root
12 button mushrooms, stems trimmed
1 large vine tomato, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
METHOD
Combine all the ingredients except the vegetables in a wide sauté pan and bring to the boil. Add the carrots and shallots, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cauliflower, fennel and the mushrooms next, stir to combine then cover and simmer until crisp tender, about 8-10 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a shallow serving dish. Return the sauté pan to the heat, add the tomatoes and parsley and simmer for 1 minute. Season if needed then pour over
the vegetables.
Serve the vegetables warm or at room temperature.
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