Brassica oleracea var. italica

Broccoli is typically grown and sold as a head, but once the head bolts the flowers are actually edible. They actually have a sweet taste, and are great for attracting pollinators to your garden.

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Seasonality

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Description

Densely headed brassica, with a sweet mild flavor. Delicious raw in salads, but also makes a great dish simply by blanching, sautéing, or roasting.

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Storage tips

Store in refrigerator with some humidity. We find with broccoli that if you chop into smaller pieces immediately and store in a plastic container, you will lengthen the life of the brassica. Should keep fro 2-3 days.

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Culinary tips

• Since the texture of the stem and flowers vary so differently, a good approach is to treat these two parts separately.
• Florettes are great raw, with a creamy dressing, or roasted in a high oven so the tips receive some char.
• The stem does well pickled, in a slaw, stir fried, or spiraled into “noodles”.