ItalianMediterranean
Baked Fennel Mediterranean Style
by Giallozafferano · 2.9M subscribers on YouTube
A Mediterranean-style baked fennel dish with cherry tomatoes, taggiasche olives, capers, anchovies, and pine nuts, topped with breadcrumbs and baked until golden. A perfect side dish that will make everyone love fennel.
- Cook
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
12 items- 950 gFennel Bulbscleaned weight
- 100 gCherry Tomato
- 50 gTaggiasca Olives
- 25 gAnchovies in Oil
- 20 gSalt-Packed Capers
- 20 gPine Nuts
- 20 gPangrattato rusticorustic breadcrumbs
- Oreganoto taste
- Extra Virgin Olive Oilto taste
- Fine Saltto taste
- Black Pepperto taste
- Corn Flour(optional) — optional, for extra crunch
Method
- Blanch the fennel bulbs in boiling water for 5 minutes. Do not skip this step to avoid dry fennel.
- Drain and distribute the fennel in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Top with cherry tomatoes, taggiasche olives, capers, anchovy fillets, salt, pepper, oregano, olive oil, and breadcrumbs. Optionally, add some cornmeal.
- Remember to add pine nuts (if forgotten, add them now).
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 20 minutes, or until a golden crust forms. Alternatively, use an air fryer.
Giallozafferano
Professional chef2.9M subscribers on YouTube1.1B total channel viewsIl principale canale di ricette italiane dal 2009. Pubblicazioni giornaliere.
