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Caramelized Fennel and Brie Dip

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Someone carrying a dish of caramelized fennel and brie dip atop a plate with a spoon and crackers.
Photo by Sophie Hansen

Honestly, this warm, cheesy dip is heaven, especially served with some chilled bubbles or a Chardonnay at the beginning of the meal.

Ingredients

4-6 servings

⅓ cup (80 ml) olive oil
2 fennel bulbs, thinly sliced, fronds reserved
1 Tbsp. thyme leaves
400g (14 oz) Brie cheese, thinly sliced
½ cup (45g) grated Parmesan cheese
A pinch of chile flakes

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the fennel for 6 minutes or until soft and caramelized. Combine the caramelized fennel with the thyme, Brie, and Parmesan in an ovenproof serving dish.

    Step 2

    Just before serving, put the dish under a hot broiler until the dip is bubbling and golden brown.

    Step 3

    Sprinkle chile flakes over the dip and serve it with radicchio leaves and lavash crackers or toasted bread.

Cookbook cover of In Good Company by Sophie Hansen.
Published in 2021 byMurdoch Books, an imprint of Allen & Unwin. Text and photography © Sophie Hansen 2021 (with photos © Annabelle Hickson and Clancy Job). Buy the book fromMurdoch BooksorAmazon.
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  • This recipe was a big waste of pricey brie. Totally agree with the reviewer who said the flavors fell flat. The timing is seriously off on the fennel sautéing which took 20 minutes as noted in the other review. Brie is really not a good cheese for mixing with other ingredients - it is too mild. The brie was totally lost and this recipe needed way more thyme and some acid. We added sautéed carrot strips and sautéed garlic, lemon juice and orange zest to brighten it up. It also needed a whole hell of a lot of salt and pepper. The brie oiled out when reheating too. A very disappointing recipe.

    • Food Sage

    • Chicago

    • 3/22/2023

  • The preparation is easy, but the dish fell flat on flavor. The thyme didn't present at all. Maybe adding cracked pepper and salt during the sauté? I had to cook fennel for close to 20 minutes to get them to caramelize. Served with seeded crackers and endive leaves.

    • jenacass

    • Dallas

    • 2/19/2022

  • Took a little longer to get good caramelization on fennel, but truly worth it! My dinner guests raved about dish and most went home with an emailed copy of recipe. It's officially on our "make again ... often" list!

    • Lindsay

    • Calgary, Canada

    • 1/23/2022

  • Made this for an hors d'oeuvre party and everyone loved it! I will definitely be adding this into the rotation.

    • SZeigler

    • Atlanta

    • 12/6/2021

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