Let's talk about Broccoli (sweet, flavor, seeds)

[NewbieHere]

I hate broccoli and cauliflower, however I love kohlrabi. I will eat steamed broccoli but I can’t stand the smell when I cook.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Broccoli stems, peeled and sliced thin go into stir-fry. Cooked broccoli is best when only half cooked, so stir fry is the perfect use. The size is right and they have a nice little crunch to them.

Chicken, broccoli, snow peas, water chestnuts, green onions, and cashews. In demand at my house.

[greatblueheron]

Roasted! with evoo, s/p

[Michael Way]

I always buy frozen chopped broccoli. No stems to bother with.

[DontH8Me]

If the broccoli has especially long and thick stems, I pull the outer, tough skin off, slice the inner core into thin discs, and sauté with loads of Kerrygold butter, season with salt, pepper, and garlic. Yum!

[silibran]

I think I would grate them coarsely for adding to slaw. Or, if you have the shredding disks with your food processor, you could use one of those.

Honestly when I make broccoli salad, I throw the cut off stems away.

[Southern man]

Originally Posted by gouligann

I love a good Broccoli salad, or steamed with sea salt and butter, or with a cheddar cheese sauce drizzled on top.

When I make the Broccoli salad, I'm fussy and only want mostly the heads. I know I could chop the stalks up and put them in too, but I'd rather not.

I hate throwing food out, so other than using the stalks for soup, do you have any ideas or recipes you'd like to share to use up the stalks?

Thanks!

What GHWB said.

[gouligann]

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll have to try a couple of the suggestions

[ClaraC]

As I understand it, the stalks have a lot more vitamins/nutrients than the florets. So that's kind of inspiration to use the stalks when you can.

[gouligann]

Originally Posted by DontH8Me

If the broccoli has especially long and thick stems, I pull the outer, tough skin off, slice the inner core into thin discs, and sauté with loads of Kerrygold butter, season with salt, pepper, and garlic. Yum!

Sounds good, and I think toasted bread crumbs along with this might be even better