Crisp fennel begs to be shaved into a satisfying salad of seared scallops, apple and orange.

Check the side of each scallop for a little knot of muscle, whiter and harder than the rest of the flesh. Some fishmongers leave it on – you need to remove it with a sharp knife. Cut 1 fennel ...

Like Nantucket bay scallops, these tiny ... But cooking them quickly and tossing them with fennel and cremini mushrooms—as Jonathan Waxman does at Barbuto—is an even better way to go.

Like Nantucket bay scallops, these tiny ... But cooking them quickly and tossing them with fennel and cremini mushrooms—as Jonathan Waxman does at Barbuto—is an even better way to go.