Preparation details
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Serving
- Serve as an everyday side dish. The spice quantities are culinary, not therapeutic doses.
- Duration
- Roast 25–30 minutes. Total time: about 40 minutes. Oven: 425°F / 220°C.
Fennel–caraway roasted carrots
Roasted carrots seasoned with fennel and caraway seed for an easy savory side dish.
Associated use
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Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare fruit, commonly called fennel seed, used as a culinary spice and in oral herbal medicines.
See evidence, safety, and uses →Ingredients
- Carrots
- 1 1/2 pounds / 680 g, cut into sticks
- Olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons
- Fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon
- Caraway seed
- 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon, or to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425°F / 220°C.
- Toss carrots with olive oil, fennel seed, caraway seed, and salt.
- Spread on a baking sheet and roast 25–30 minutes, turning once, until browned and tender.
Equipment: baking sheet, mixing bowl, knife.
Safety information
No published ingredient-specific cautions are attached.
Condition-specific cautions
Bloating: Do not use medicinal caraway if you are allergic to caraway or related Apiaceae plants such as fennel, anise, celery, coriander, or dill, or if you have relevant mugwort or birch allergy. EMA traditional-use guidance is for adults and adolescents over 12 years; pregnancy and breastfeeding require product-specific professional review.
Bloating: Avoid medicinal fennel if you are allergic to fennel or related Apiaceae plants. Pregnancy and breastfeeding safety are not established well enough for routine medicinal use without professional advice. Follow product-specific age and duration limits.
Intestinal gas: Avoid medicinal caraway if you are allergic to caraway or related Apiaceae plants such as fennel, anise, celery, coriander, or dill. EMA guidance is for adults and adolescents over 12 years; pregnancy and breastfeeding require professional review.
Intestinal gas: Avoid medicinal fennel if you are allergic to fennel or related Apiaceae plants. Pregnancy and breastfeeding safety are not established well enough for routine medicinal use without professional advice. Follow product-specific age and duration limits.
Menstrual cramps: Avoid medicinal fennel if you are allergic to fennel or related Apiaceae plants such as anise, caraway, celery, coriander, or dill. Medicinal fennel is not recommended in pregnancy or breastfeeding without professional advice because safety data are insufficient.