4 platter fennel cucumber Recipes

spicy brown mustard (such as gulden s), fresh lemon juice, dry mustard, vegetable oil, sugar, divided, drained capers, minced shallot, fennel bulbs, trimmed (fronds reserved), quartered, cored, thinly sliced crosswise (about 2 cups), persian or japanese cucumbers, thinly sliced on diagonal (about 2 cups), butter lettuce, assorted smoked fish (such as salmon, trout, whitefish, sturgeon, and black cod), caper berries, lemon wedges, hard-boiled eggs, peeled, sliced (optional)

assorted cut-up vegetables (such as carrots, cucumbers, red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, fennel bulbs, green onions and radishes), extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt, crusty italian bread, paper-thin prosciutto slices

kosher salt , as needed, green or wax beans, trimmed, stalks broccoli , or 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into florets, asparagus, stalks peeled , woody ends trimmed, fresh sugar snap peas, fennel bulb, sliced into 1/4-inch wedges, bell pepper, stemmed, seeded , and cut into strips, yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded , and cut into strips, radishes (about 10, with greens attached), washed, carrots, cut into 4-inch-long sticks, zucchini or summer squash, cut into spears, cucumber , peeled if waxed, cut into spears, grape tomatoes, dip , recipes follow