Vegetables Recipe • Grilled Fennel

A great way to prepare fennel! Serve hot as a side dish, or cool and serve as a salad.

Ingredients

• 2 fennel bulbs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
2. Slice a very thin layer from the bottom of each fennel bulb using a vegetable peeler or paring knife, leaving the core in place to help hold bulb intact. Remove fennel stalks, reserving fronds. Slice bulbs vertically into 1/4-inch slices. Brush slices with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with ground black pepper and salt on each side.
3. Grill fennel slices until charred, about 5 minutes per side; transfer to serving platter.
4. Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, basil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, thyme, and reserved fennel fronds together in a bowl. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and drizzle lemon mixture over fennel.

Nutrition Facts

• calories109.5
• carbohydrateContent9.3 g
• cholesterolContent2.2 mg
• fatContent7.7 g
• fiberContent4 g
• proteinContent2.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.4 g
• sodiumContent245.5 mg
• sugarContent0.2 g