broccoli rabe
Leafy mustard relative
Broccoli rabe is a leafy green vegetable with small broccoli-like florets, slender stems, and bitter leaves.
Despite the name, it's more closely related to turnips than to broccoli.
Popular in Italian cooking, it's typically sautéed with garlic and olive oil or added to pasta dishes: orecchiette with broccoli rabe and sausage.
Also called rapini.
Bitter leafy brassica
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- leafy greensEdible plant foliage
- stalksFollows obsessively or secretly
florets · leaves · turnip tops · produce · bitter greens · bunch · stems · buds
Ear-shaped Italian pasta
- Italian-AmericanEthnicity bridging two nations
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
- antipastiItalian first-course assortment
- rapiniBitter leafy brassica
Bitter leafy brassica
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- pepperyHaving sharp, hot flavor
assertive · bite · bitterness · astringent · tannic · harsh · acrid · blanching
Cooked quickly in fat
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- anchoviesSmall, oily, cured fish
- lemon zestScraped peel for flavor
parmesan · orecchiette · blanched · braised · Italian cuisine · al dente · red pepper flakes · white beans
Fat-soluble clotting agent
- vitamin ASight-supporting micronutrient
- vitamin CEssential water-soluble antioxidant
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- ironElement twenty-six
fiber · folate · antioxidants · potassium · low-calorie · anti-inflammatory · cruciferous · phytonutrients
rapini
Bitter leafy brassica
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- leafy greensEdible plant foliage
stalks · florets · leaves · turnip tops · produce · bitter greens · bunch · stems · buds
orecchiette
Ear-shaped Italian pasta
- Italian-AmericanEthnicity bridging two nations
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
- antipastiItalian first-course assortment
rapini · rustic · peasant food · regional cuisine · Philadelphia
rapini
Bitter leafy brassica
peppery · assertive · bite · bitterness · astringent · tannic · harsh · acrid · blanching · taming
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
lemon zest · parmesan · orecchiette · blanched · braised · Italian cuisine · al dente · red pepper flakes · white beans · sausage
vitamin K
Fat-soluble clotting agent
- vitamin ASight-supporting micronutrient
- vitamin CEssential water-soluble antioxidant
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
iron · fiber · folate · antioxidants · potassium · low-calorie · anti-inflammatory · cruciferous · phytonutrients · heart health
- Bitter Plantsbitter melon, bitter orange, wormwood, gentian, hops
- vegetablescarrots, carrot, potato, cucumber, onion
- Italian marketsvendors, stalls, produce, fruit stands, produce stands
- brassicascabbage, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi
- cooking greenscollard greens, collards, kale, spinach, chard
- Italian Produceartichoke, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, Roma tomato
broccoli rabeiceberg lettuce
Compact, pale salad green
butter lettuce · sweet corn · sweet peas · sugar snap peas · cucumber
broccoli rabebroccoli
Cruciferous vegetable with florets
broccoli florets · cauliflower · broccolini · romanesco · Brussels sprouts