This Irish Soda Bread recipe has raisins (or currants) and optional caraway seeds; this round quick bread easy to make in your cast iron skillet, baked in the oven. Enjoy it for St. Patrick's Day or any time of the year.
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Roasted Fennel
Roasted Fennel is an easy, savory, and flavorful way to enjoy fennel. It makes the perfect side dish with dinner or serves over a salad. (vegan)
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Roasted Fennel
Hi Everyone!
I love sharing side dish recipes that you can enjoy with dinner or any meal.
This Roasted Fennel recipe is my favorite way to make fennel because it is SO easy and fast when you need to make dinner quickly.
I love the flavor that fennel has and if you have been in a rut flavor-wise for dinner, why not try fennel.
It looks similar to celery and the flavor is similar to licorice or anise.
Fennel is in season from early Fall through Spring.
I could see this roasted fennel as a lovely vegetable side dish at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
All parts of the fennel are edible.
Fennel can be served raw in a salad, braised, sauteed, or even grilled.
You can save the leaves (called fronds), which look like dill, to garnish.
The stalks can be used in soups or stews.
I love having Roasted Fennel over rice with some soy sauce drizzled over it.
I love the satisfying crunch that the fennel has.
Fennel has such a nice light green and white color to it.
Ingredients
- 1-2 fennel bulbs, washed and cut into ½-3/4 inch slices
- 2 tablespoons regular olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon fresh black ground pepper
Kitchen Tools Needed for Roasted Fennel
- Aluminum Rimmed Baking Sheet
- Aluminum Foil or a Silicone Baking Mat
- Silicone Tongs
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I know you will love this Roasted Fennel recipe!
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Roasted Fennel
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Total Time:
5 minutes
Roasted Fennel is an easy, savory, and flavorful way to enjoy fennel. It makes the perfect side dish with dinner or serves over a salad. (vegan)
Ingredients
- 1-2 fennel bulbs, washed and cut into ½-3/4 inch slices
- 2 tablespoons regular olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon fresh black ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment or aluminum foil.
- Put the sliced fennel on the prepared baking sheet, drizzle the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Using your hands, mix the olive oil and seasonings until fully coated.
- Arrange the slices of fennel bulbs in a single, even layer on the sheet pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes (or to desired texture and tenderness). Serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can save the fennel fronds (the leaves) for garnishing. You can use the fennel stalks in a soup or stew.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 74Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 552mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.
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Valerie Peery says
I made it twice. The first time I left it in too long and it sorta burned. The second time I watched it carefully. It was quite good. Wonderful flavor. When i was chopping it I think I might have swooned at the aroma. So good. I will try a salad next. I have never used fennel before. I love it.
Sara Maniez says
So glad you liked it!