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Broccoli Rabe
As a child, I truly hated Broccoli Rabe. My family would make it all the time and I wanted nothing to do with it. They'd say, "Just try it, you may like it" and I'd say, "Bleech! No way!"
But as an adult, I can't get enough of this bitter, nutty tasting green. It goes great on a sandwich with sausage and fresh provolone and I also love it as a side for London Broil.
This is my first attempt at growing Broccoli Rabe in the garden and I'm really happy with the results. Garden grown Broccoli Rabe seems to be a lot less bitter. It'll a cool season crop, so I had to plant it in April. And it will bolt once the weather gets too warm, so enjoy it while you can. I'm going to plant some more in late August for a nice fall crop. Yum!
This batch made it's way into a bowl of cavatelli, sausage and sun dried tomatoes. When I asked my son if he wanted to try some his response was a familiar, "Bleech, no way!" Oh well, he'll learn.
17 Comments:
My kids won't eat it either. Or spinach, or kale...basically any cooked leafy green gets a "Yuck!"
Do you use it more like an herb than a vegetable?
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Marc, From an appearance point of view, think of spinach greens with tiny broccoli heads mixed in. Although it doesn't taste like broccoli or spinach at all.
It's very popular in Italian households and I think there's some sort of Chinese variety too.
Anthony, I finally posted the column on the composter I was telling you about. Check it out and please, any suggestions/critiques are welcome.
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See his post on how he built a
Homemade Compost Tumbler
Steven, How's the taste when you freeze it? Maybe I'll try and plant a lot more this fall.
(My 3.5 yr old daughter told me without doubt she did NOT like broccoli rabe even if it DID come from the garden.) Normally, she loves everything that comes from the garden. She's a veggie snob.
I love it just the way Colleen does but with lots of garlic and hot peppers added too. Great with aglio e olio.
Unfortunately other in my family don't like it so I rarely buy it anymore.
In Italian it's called 'Cima de Rapa'.
I'd start in August and plant some more every two weeks or so. I'm usually good when I plant during the 1st two weeks of August but with the crazy weather this year it's anyone's guess. At least seeds are cheap. Good luck.
Well it's to late for August but I'm going out tomorrow morning and put those seeds in the ground. I sure hope it works. I've told all my friends about it so I hope I can come up with a crop.
Thanks.