Fennel With Blue Cheese And Bread Crumbs

Ingredients

• 1 fennel bulb, about 1 pound
• ½ cup coarse bread crumbs
• ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

    236 calories; 6 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 36 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams dietary fiber; 10 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 12 milligrams cholesterol; 508 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
2. Cut fennel into about 1/4-inch-thick slices, and cook in the boiling water until just tender, less than 5 minutes. Drain, and layer in a shallow baking dish. (You can also drain the fennel, then stop its cooking by plunging it into ice water, then drain again. In this manner you can finish the cooking up to a day or two later; increase the baking time to 20 minutes.)
3. Top fennel with bread crumbs, then cheese; season all with a grating of pepper (hold off on salt, because the cheese is salty). Place in oven until cheese melts, about 10 minutes.
4. Run baking dish under broiler until top browns, checking every 30 seconds. Serve hot or at room temperature.