Benefits of Fennel
Fennel is a plant with long green stalks and a large white bulb. It belongs to the carrot family, with a significant difference being that it is not a root vegetable as its bulb grows above ground. It has a sweet anise-like scent and adds excellent flavor, whether raw, roasted, steamed, or sauteed. Its origin is from Greece and Italy, and it is widely used in the Mediterranean region.
It is also used in mouth fresheners, toothpaste, and antacids. There are many medicinal uses and health benefits other than those mentioned earlier, mainly due to the components of its essential oils. These include:
• Boosts Immunity
• Treats Indigestion
• Prevents Cancer
• Reduces Heart Diseases
• Prevents Anemia
• Improves Brain Function
• Regulates Blood Pressure
* Prevents Flatulence and constipation
Besides having multiple applications for medicinal health benefits, fennel is commonly used in many desserts and savory dishes around the world.;
Like other stalk vegetables like parsnips and celery, the entire plant is edible – the bulb, seeds, stalk, and leaves. It makes a beautiful and healthy tea.
Fennel Mixed Veggies
This recipe gives you the incredible benefits of fennel and more fresh vegetables. The zucchini-coriander sauce is light and refreshing and perfectly binds all the ingredients together. This dish is endowed with vitamins, antioxidants, protein, complex carbs, and minerals that nourish your whole body and optimize the functions of all your organs. Easy to make, tasty, and with great texture, you will savor every bite of this dish!
Fennel Mixed Veggies
Fennel Mixed Veggies
Nutritional Benefits: Fennel relieves Anemia, indigestion, Flatulence, constipation, colic, and diarrhoea. It is also used to offer relief for respiratory and menstrual disorders, which are rampant due to an increasingly stressful lifestyle, pollution, and over-consumption of processed foods. In addition, fennel is used in creating eye care products such as drops and eyewash. Furthermore, fennel has immense medicinal uses and health benefits due to the components of its essential oils and potent plant compounds and minerals. Fennel also boosts Immunity, improves heart health, improves brain function, and helps regulate blood pressure.
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 1 sweet potato
- ¼ pumpkin with skin
- 2 bulbs of fennel
- 2 tbsp coconut butter
- A pinch of salt to taste
- A pinch of black pepper to taste
- Zucchini Coriander Sauce
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 1 small bunch of coriander
- ½ tsp white pepper
- Mustard sprouts for garnish
Instructions
Rinse and dice the carrots, pumpkin, and sweet potatoes into bite-sized cubes.
Chop the fennel bulbs.
Mix the diced carrots, diced sweet potato, pumpkin, and chopped fennel in a large bowl. Add in coconut butter and toss to coat the veggies well.
Season with salt and pepper.
Steam the Zucchini until half cooked.
Add all the sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Spread the sauce over the mixed veggies.
Top with mustard sprouts and serve right away!
What an easy and simple veggie mix with an excellent smooth, tasty sauce!
Nutrition
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190 Calories
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17.6g Carbohydrates
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13.9g Fat
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4.4g Fiber
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2.3g Protein
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4.7g Saturated fat
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548mg Sodium
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7.6g Sugar
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