Salads with bulbs

8 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon fennel seed , crushed 1 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper 12 bamboo skewers, soaked 3 o minutes in water 1 3/4 lbs large[...]

1 lb small shell pasta , cooked,rinsed with cold water and set aside 1 1/2 cups fennel bulbs , cut in half lengthwise 1 large sweet onion , sliced 1/2 inch[...]