Preparing fennel in an air fryer is a simple and quick method to get delicious and light roasted fennel in just 10 minutes. A practical and tasty option to serve as an appetizer or side dish, perfect to enjoy plain or enriched with delicious ingredients like olives, orange slices, anchovies, or smoked salmon. Now that we are in the peak of their season – which runs from October to May – we can have fun cooking fennel, a very versatile vegetable, in many recipes: try it in risotto, in a savory pie with added saffron or as a fresh and appetizing side dish: for example, sweet and sour fennel or fennel alla pizzaiola. If you have an air fryer, you can take advantage of its ability to cook vegetables with little oil and make them golden and crispy in no time: for fennel, for example, if you slice them thin enough, 8 minutes of cooking will be sufficient. Air fryer fennel is the ideal solution to bring flavor and lightness to the table in just a few minutes: an idea to try and reinvent every time!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter, and Spring
- Energy 111.08 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 3.51 (g) of which sugars 2.87 (g)
- Proteins 2.38 (g)
- Fat 9.37 (g) of which saturated 1.35 (g)of which unsaturated 0.02 (g)
- Fibers 4.52 (g)
- Sodium 201.62 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 120 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Roasted Fennel in the Air Fryer
- 2 fennel bulbs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste oregano
Tools
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Coffee Cup
- 1 Brush
- 1 Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Paper
How to Prepare Roasted Fennel in the Air Fryer
To prepare the fennel in the air fryer, start by washing and drying the fennel. Remove the stalks – you can use them for a soup or salad – and slice the fennel fairly thinly (about 1/8 inch) (1). Use a knife to remove the core from the central slices (2). In a small cup or shot glass, pour the oil; add a pinch of salt, a grind of pepper, and the oregano. Vigorously whisk it all together using a fork (3).
Line the basket of the air fryer with the appropriate parchment paper. Arrange the fennel slices next to each other without overlapping them (4) (or just slightly overlapping, if they don’t fit in one layer). Use a kitchen brush to brush the oil emulsion over the fennel slices (5). If you have any left over, you can use it to dress the fennel once cooked. Cook the fennel in the air fryer at 356°F (no need to preheat it) for 8-10 minutes, until they are golden (6).
Remove them from the air fryer, place them on a tray, and dress them with the remaining emulsion or a drizzle of raw oil. You can serve them either hot or at room temperature.
Storage
You can store the fennel cooked this way in the refrigerator, in a glass container, for about 3 days.
Tips and Variations
With the fennel cooked this way, you can make a great appetizer by adding sweet black olives, a few slices of peeled orange, and a few slices of smoked salmon.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
If I don’t have an air fryer, can I use the oven?
Yes, place the fennel slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush them with the emulsion, and bake in a fan oven at 392°F for about 30 minutes.
