There is something so simple but so delicious about a parcel of fish. Like unwrapping an edible present, the smell hits you before anything else, which in this case is fennel, thyme and lemon. It is a delicate way to cook fish, so the sauce needs to have some character, and basil, olives and lemon with a slick of olive oil make a beautiful, late-summer seasoning.
Late summer and early fall collide beautifully in this pesto orzo dish with roasted cherry tomatoes and fennel. The vegetables bake in the oven while you stir up the orzo with white beans on the stove. This vegan dinner idea shares a similar flavor profile with this red wine lentils with confit cherry tomatoes and fennel dish-super sumptuous and seasonal! This pesto orzo pasta takes about 30 minutes to prepare.