Name: Barbecued fennel with black olive dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 fennel bulbs sliced lengthways into 1cm-thick pieces; 1 ½ tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp finely chopped black Kalamata olive; 1 garlic clove crushed; juice 1 lemon; small handful each parsley and basil, finely chopped

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Barbecued fennel with black olive dressing

Barbecued fennel with black olive dressing

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Slice fennel and chargrill it as the base to a salad dressed with Kalamata olives, parsley, basil and garlic

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 fennel bulbs

sliced lengthways into 1cm-thick pieces
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp finely chopped black Kalamata olive
1 garlic clove

crushed
juice 1 lemon
small handful each parsley

and basil, finely chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal69
fat6g
saturates1g
carbs3g
sugars2g
fibre5g
protein1g
salt0.2g

low

Method

step 1

Heat a BBQ or griddle pan. Toss the fennel in 1 tbsp of the oil, coating well. Cook for 5 mins on each side until golden brown and charred.
step 2

To make the dressing, put the olives, garlic, lemon juice and remaining oil in a bowl. Add the chopped herbs and combine. Lay the fennel on a platter and pour over the dressing. Eat warm or at room temperature.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2012

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