Fennel with cornmeal super crispy and delicious. How good is fennel! So light and so versatile, it lends itself to preparing many recipes. Fennel is a low-calorie vegetable, providing 9 calories per 100 grams. This makes it ideal for those following a low-calorie diet. It is also rich in water (over 90%) and contains a good amount of fiber, useful for digestion and to promote a feeling of fullness. With fennel today I want to share a very simple and very quick recipe: Crispy oven-baked fennel. Without pre-cooking them I breaded them with cornmeal for extra crunch. Prepared this way they are so good that everyone will eat them. Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare together the best fennel you’ve ever tasted.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Servings
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 123.00 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 9.06 (g) of which sugars 1.86 (g)
- Proteins 4.61 (g)
- Fat 7.61 (g) of which saturated 2.45 (g)of which unsaturated 1.15 (g)
- Fibers 1.96 (g)
- Sodium 241.89 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 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 oven-baked fennel
- 2 fennel bulbs
- 3/8 cup fine cornmeal (fioretto)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup milk
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
How to prepare Fennel with cornmeal
Clean the fennel by removing the outer layers, the stalks and the toughest part of the base. Rinse under running water. Slice into thin slices. Pour the milk into one bowl and in another bowl mix the grated Parmesan and the cornmeal.
Dip the fennel slices in the milk and then coat them with the cornmeal on all sides. Arrange the fennel slices as you prepare them on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Sprinkle a little salt on top and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Bake the fennel in a conventional oven at 374°F for 20 minutes or in an air fryer at 356°F for 16-18 minutes.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
If you have leftover fennel, store it in a container for one day. You just need to reheat it for a few minutes in the oven or in the microwave.
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