If you haven't tried fennel - it's time!
Fennel is easy to prepare. Flavorful, healthy, and delicious, it can be eaten raw on a salad or roasted as a side. Contrary to popular belief, it's mild flavor does not taste like licorice. Here's a simple recipe:
Roasted Fennel with Thyme
- Cut the bulb into slices. Brush with a little olive oil and sprinkle with of salt, pepper, and ground thyme.
- Bake at around 400 until caramelized and tender.
You can roast it alone or with other winter or root vegetables such as beets, butternut squash, summer squash, zucchini, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, and turnips.
(You can use the top of the greens for garnishing baked fish.)
Give it a try—you just might be surprised.
You might also be surprised that fennel can help relieve medical conditions such as iron deficiencies, diarrhea, gas and bloating and many other health challenges. Click here: Fennel Facts
Yes, you can. You have many more miles to go!