Broccoli cabbage is not considered a popular product in our country. Many housewives do not even know what delicious dishes can be made from broccoli cabbage. In contrast to our homeland, in the west this kind of cabbage has won hundreds of thousands of fans. And this is not surprising, since this vegetable brings huge benefits to our body. Broccoli and cauliflower are close relatives, but the complex of vitamins and minerals contained in these vegetables varies.
Each food is valued by man in terms of the amount of vitamins and nutrients. Broccoli cabbage, by right, is considered a real well of health. It contains vitamin C, K, U, PP and beta-carotene. For many, it is a real discovery that in broccoli cabbage contains 2.5-3 times more vitamin C than in citrus fruits. Broccoli is rich in mineral substances - phosphorus, calcium, potassium, iron. This vegetable has a wide range of medicinal properties due to the high percentage of vitamins and minerals necessary for the body. Doctors recommend eating broccoli in diseases of the heart and nervous system. More recently, scientists have learned that broccoli is a good preventive against cancer and stomach ulcers. And, finally, for most women, the most important advantage of broccoli cabbage is its low caloric value - only 30 kcals per 100 grams.
Cultivation of cabbage broccoli was also practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Dishes from broccoli were considered a real delicacy in those distant times. In Europe, this type of cabbage became widespread only at the beginning of the last century. To date, Europeans consume about 70 thousand tons of broccoli cabbage a year.
To taste cabbage, broccoli resembles cauliflower, but is more spicy. Cauliflower can be replaced with broccoli in almost all dishes. There are a lot of recipes, how to cook broccoli - it's salads, and soup-mash, and hot snacks, and side dishes. If you are going to cook a dish of broccoli, then it will be useful for you to learn a few tips:
- broccoli fits well with garlic. It is enough to cut raw broccoli into small pieces, fry them in butter, add fresh garlic through the press - and the snack is ready;
- Boiled broccoli with sour cream is an excellent side dish to fish and meat dishes;
- sandwiches with cheese and broccoli are very low-calorie dishes. They are well suited for both a festive table and an easy breakfast;
- An excellent hot snack is considered broccoli in batter. For this appetizer any dessert is suitable, and preparation of the dish will take very little time;
- to prepare a cream of broccoli soup - first boil the vegetables, and then grind them with a blender. The resulting mass is added to the broth along with your favorite ingredients for soup;
- As a dressing for salads from broccoli, vegetable oil and lemon juice are well suited. A pleasant taste of the dish, too, will add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar.
Dishes from fresh broccoli can be prepared at any time of the year. While observing certain growing technologies, this vegetable ripens even in winter. This advantage makes broccoli an almost indispensable product in the winter, when there is not enough greenery and vitamins. Look for original recipes with broccoli cabbage, experiment, add this vegetable to different dishes, fry, cook, stew - and your households will be very pleased.