4 heirloom shaved fennel Recipes

torn pieces of sourdough or rustic peasant bread, 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide, olive oil, kosher salt and cracked black pepper, red wine vinegar, drained capers, grated lemon zest, garlic clove, minced, extra virgin olive oil, sliced red onion, assorted ripe heirloom tomatoes, halved or quartered , depending on size and shape, red bell pepper , julienned, yellow bell pepper , julienned, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped, fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced , fronds reserved, pitted and halved nicoise olives, chopped fresh basil leaves, shaved parmigiano-reggiano cheese

heavy cream, white wine, salt, ground white pepper, salsify roots, peeled and diced , stored in water with juice of 1 lemon, white onion, diced, potato, peeled and diced , stored in water with juice of1 lemon, fresh thyme, escolar, cut into 6-oz, 1-inch-thick portions, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh tarragon, marble potatoes, blanched and halved, heirloom tomatoes, halved, shaved fennel, lightly blanched, shaved white truffles , optional, special equipment : sous-vide machine and vacuum sealer, optional

u -8) head on wild shrimp, pancetta, lemon pepper, worcestershire sauce, whole milk, water, jalapeno peppers, split, yellow corn stone-ground grits, whole butter, mascarpone cheese, salt and pepper, peeled and sliced shallots, corn cobs , kernels removed, all the shrimp shells from peeling shrimp, whole butter, tomato paste, dry sherry, shrimp stock, whole butter, all-purpose flour, okra , rolled in rice flour, thick slices heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel , soaked in ice water, fennel fronds, for garnish, micro parsley, for garnish