Oven-Baked Fennel with Pecorino
Oven-Baked Fennel with Pecorino
This tasty fennel dish works beautifully as a side dish served with baked fish, chicken or meats. You can also use oven-baked fennel as a pizza topper or to toss through pasta dishes.
Servings
4
Prep time
Cook time
Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 fennel bulbs, keep fronds for garnish
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp dried thyme or oregano or a mix of both
- Good pinch sea salt & black pepper
- Good handful shaved pecorino (or use parmesan or Grana Padano)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Slice off the stalks of the fennel bulbs and trim the end. Slice lengthways and then cut into wedges.
- Place fennel wedges in a large bowl and cover with olive oil, garlic, herbs, sea salt and pepper and toss until well coated.
- Transfer to your baking tray and put in the oven for 20 mins. Turn, sprinkle with cheese and then bake for another 10 mins until cooked through and golden.
- Serve topped with some fennel fronds and shaved cheese.
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