Grilled fennel with lemon and pine nuts

Grilled fennel with lemon and pine nuts

Appetizers

Grilled fennel slices, drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil, sprinkled with lemon zest, chopped greens, and toasted pine nuts.

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Grilled fennel loses its crispness and takes on a caramelized sweetness that is then brightened by the lemon. It can be served as a side dish, as an appetizer, or as a starter.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbarbecue
  • Estimated cost$4.77 $1.19 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.17
  • $0.73
  • $0.28
  • $0.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Toast the pine nuts in a frying pan until golden brown.
  2. Prepare the fennel, wash it, and cut it into slices that are 3 to 5 mm thick. ≈ 8 min
  3. Book the green booths. ≈ 3 min
  4. Brush the olive slices with olive oil and grill them on both sides, either on a barbecue or in a grill pan.
  5. Wash the lemon, remove the zest, and squeeze out the juice. ≈ 2 min
  6. Drizzle the fennel with lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil, then sprinkle with chopped herbs, zest, salt, pepper, and pine nuts. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Grilled fennel with lemon and pine nuts

  • 1 to 2 fennel bulbs, depending on their size$3.17
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of pine nuts$0.73
  • 1 organic lemon$0.28
  • olive oil, salt, pepper$0.59

Total$4.77

that's $1.19 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 to 2 fennel bulbs, depending on their size
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of pine nuts
  • 1 organic lemon
  • olive oil, salt, pepper

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