Nourishing, easy and delicious. Every corner of the internet is telling us to eat our legumes. Confit fennel with butter beans is an easy and fun way to boost your legume quota, but also a fun alternative to the classic bean soup or casserole. Fennel really lends itself to confit. We cheat a little by adding some stock (vegetarian, chicken, or bone broth). Flavour is enhanced with fenugreek, carrots (fennel and carrots are great partners) and plenty of garlic. According to the BBC, fennel has numerous health benefits, including heart health. Although it is mainly an autumn/early winter crop, locally grown fennel is available year-round in a lot of Europe, especially here in Greece. This fine, flavoursome bulb finds its way onto our menu most weeks, a top contender for roast chicken (sliced thickly and tucked underneath with plenty of garlic), thinly sliced with oranges for a winter salad with

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