Low-Carb Braised Fennel with Lemon

Fennel is one of my favorite side dishes especially when paired with lemon. This low-carb side dish is perfect for large family dinners, holidays, and to have on hand through the week. I even add this braised fennel to salads! It’s great with any entree but especially good with salmon. Don’t take my word for it, try it yourself!

Step-by-step

1. Preheat oven to 190 °C/ 375 °F (conventional), or 170 °C/ 340 °F (fan assisted). Cut the fennel bulbs into wedges and slice the lemon into thin wedges as well. Arrange in a single layer in a 15 x 10 inch (baking dish.

   

2. Drizzle with olive oil and cover tightly with foil.

   

3. Roast for 1 hour, uncover and continue roasting 25-30 minutes until golden and the edges of the fennel start to crisp. Serve immediately.

   

Recipe

Low-Carb Braised Fennel with Lemon

★★★★☆4.2 (34 ratings)

This low-carb side dish is perfect for large family dinners, holidays, and to have on hand through the week. ...

Hands on

10m

Overall

1h 45m

Servings

6

6.8 g

Net carbs

1.9 g

Protein

9.3 g

Fat

128

kcal

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Ingredients makes 6 servings

• 2 lbs fennel bulbs (900 g)
• 3 large organic lemons (about 340 g/ ³/₄ lb)
• ¹/₄ cup extra virgin olive oil (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
• sea salt or pink Himalayan salt, to taste

• Note

  Lemons are used for infusing and are counted partially in the nutrition facts.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 190 °C/ 375 °F (conventional), or 170 °C/ 340 °F (fan assisted). Cut the fennel bulbs into wedges and slice the lemon into thin wedges as well. Arrange in a single layer in a 15 x 10 inch (baking dish.

2. Drizzle with olive oil and cover tightly with foil.

3. Roast for 1 hour, uncover and continue roasting 25-30 minutes until golden and the edges of the fennel start to crisp. Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Carbs 23%Protein 6%Fat 71% of calories

Net carbs

6.8 g

Total carbs

11.5 g

Fiber

4.7 g

Sugars

6.1 g

Protein

1.9 g

Fat

9.3 g

Saturated fat

1.4 g

Calories

128 kcal

Sodium

270 mg · 11.7% RDA

Magnesium

27 mg · 6.7% RDA

Potassium

647 mg · 32.3% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Fennel bulb, fresh	6.3 g	1.9 g	0.3 g	47
Lemon juice, fresh	0.5 g	0 g	0 g	2
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	9 g	80
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	6.8 g	1.9 g	9.3 g	128

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Pescatarian
• Low FODMAP
• Vegetarian
• Vegan