As a part of Williams-Sonoma’s Juice Week, I wanted to branch out and experiment with some ingredients I’ve never used before. I’ve been seeing fennel at Trader Joe’s so I decided to started experimenting with it. There are so many amazing health benefits that I didn’t even know about! Did you know fennel is great for:

• Anemia
• Supports breast milk production
• Cancer & immune system health
• Supports healthy digestion and can ease constipation, diarrhea, indigestion & flatulence
• Acts as a diuretic – great for eliminating water weight after overindulging!
• Supports clear skin and anti-aging
• Hair health
• Healthy body weight
• High blood pressure
• Female hormones & symptoms associated with menstruation
• Vision

I love the diversity of this vegetable!

I recently had some fennel roasted with olive oil and thyme in this recipe and it was sooooo good! I also added a little drizzle of balsamic glaze on top which added that extra something special to really make it pop! I think all roasted veggies taste amazing with balsamic glaze and am kind of obsessed with putting it on everything lately!

Ok, back to the fennel! I decided to add it to today’s juice. It has subtle licorice flavor that really goes well with citrus.

Fennel & Citrus Juice

You’ll need:

• 1 fennel bulb
• 2 pink grapefruit, peeled
• 3 large oranges or mandarins, peeled
• 3 small blood oranges, peeled
• about a dozen kale stems left over from making kale salad

From: http://lindawagner.net/