Barbecued fennel with black olive dressing

Barbecued fennel with black olive dressing

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Prep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins

Easy

Serves 4
Slice fennel and chargrill it as the base to a salad dressed with Kalamata olives, parsley, basil and garlic

Nutrition and extra info

  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal69
  • fat6g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs3g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre5g
  • protein1g
  • salt0.2g
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Ingredients

  • 2 fennel bulbs, sliced lengthways into 1cm-thick pieces
    Fennel bulb

    Fennel bulb

    Like Marmite, fennel is something that you either love or hate - its strong aniseed flavour…

  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

    ol-iv oyl

    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

  • 2 tbsp finely chopped black Kalamata olive
    Bowl of olives

    Olive

    ol-liv

    Widely grown all over the Mediterranean, where they've been cultivated since biblical times…

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • juice 1 lemon
    Lemon

    Lemon

    le-mon

    Oval in shape, with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits…

  • small handful each parsley and basil, finely chopped
    Parsley

    Parsley

    par-slee

    One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…

Method

  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.

  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.

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jollyjulia
24th Jan, 2017
5.05
Delicious recipe - I didn't cook it long enough though as it was quite tough and chewy but that was probably me. The dressing is lovely and could be used on many other veg or with fish and meat.
catie74
15th Aug, 2016
Fabulous side to any BBQ. Great with meat and fish. A regular for us
Kitty the hare
24th Apr, 2015
This is standard on our BBQ menu. Its a firm favourite even with those who are not olive fans. The dressing is delicious. Would certainly recommend that you try it. I agree with the other post regarding the extra oil.
Weekend Cook
10th Mar, 2014
This is a wonderful recipe - it is delicious, a great warm salad as an alternative to the usual, and easy. I will be making this again many times. I added one extra teaspoon of oil to the fennel before grilling - otherwise I just followed the recipe.
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