If you think fennel is a rather boring side dish, get ready to be proved wrong and try these air-fryer fennel gratins as soon as possible! With the magic touch of the air fryer they really become wow. They are flavorful, slightly spicy and crispy; and that golden gratin… mmmmm! With a few steps and a few ingredients you’ll transform an often underrated vegetable into a dish that disappears in no time. In short, I assure you they make an impressive impression on the table. So get the air fryer ready and give in to temptation: we bet they’ll ask you to make them again?
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 3 Servings
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter and Spring
Ingredients for the fennel gratin in the air fryer
You can adjust the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper to taste.
- 2 fennel bulbs
- paprika
- garlic powder
- 1.41 oz Grana Padano, grated (or Parmesan)
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 3/4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Air fryer
Preparation of the fennel gratin in the air fryer
Trim the fennel of the stalks and part of the base. Wash, pat dry with kitchen paper and cut into wedges.
Transfer them to a bowl and season with salt, black pepper, paprika and garlic powder. As I mentioned before the ingredients list, you can adjust these to taste.
Then sprinkle with about 1.06 oz (30 g) of grated cheese and about 3 tbsp (20 g) of breadcrumbs, then drizzle with the olive oil.
Gently toss so the seasoning is evenly distributed over all the wedges.
Once the air fryer is preheated, place a sheet of perforated parchment paper in the basket and arrange all the wedges on it, trying not to overlap them.
Cook the fennel at 338°F for 20–25 minutes. Halfway through cooking, pull out the basket and gently turn the wedges. Sprinkle them with the remaining grated cheese (about 0.35 oz / 10 g) and the remaining breadcrumbs (about 1 tbsp / 10 g) and, if you like, dust again with a pinch of paprika. Put the basket back in the air fryer and finish cooking.
Finally, transfer the air-fried fennel gratin to the serving plate and serve immediately, nicely golden and crispy. Enjoy! Paola.
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