I'm dreaming of spring with this vibrant
green veggie dish.
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| I'm just loving this Romanesco Broccoli, so I'm trying to use it as often as I can here in my Istanbul kitchen. |
Today, I wanted to use up my leftover Romanesco
Broccoli or yeşil karnabahar (green
cauliflower) as it's known at the pazar in Beşiktaş.
(See also: Cooking Green Romanesco Cauliflower from the
Pazar.)
What I tossed
together is actually one of my easiest recipes yet! Honest!
If you can't
find this sexy Romanesco broccoli near you, feel free to substitute normal
cauliflower. But otherwise, you can make this "salad" with common
ingredients - flat leaf parsley, capers, Turkish green olives, beyaz peynir or crumbled feta and olive oil.
Just steam this
broccoli-cauliflower cousin for about 5 minutes until al dente. Then toss together
with the remaining ingredients.
After I took the
photos for this post, I helped myself to the salad right out of the bowl. But I
think it would be lovely paired with some grilled lamb chops. What do you
think?
Afiyet
olsun!
Romanesco
Broccoli with Turkish Olives
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
1 lb. (450-500
g.) Romanesco broccoli*, trimmed into
bite-size pieces
1/2 bunch flat
leaf parsley, roughly chopped
1/2 c. Turkish
green olives, pitted, roughly chopped (or measure a generous handful like I
did)
2 T. capers, rinsed
To
taste beyaz peynir or crumbled feta
To
taste freshly
ground black pepper
Pinch sea
salt (You won't need much since the capers and olives are already salty.)
Fill
a large pot with about 1/2-inch (1.5 cm.) of water and pinch of salt. Bring to
a boil. Add the Romanesco broccoli and continue to cook until tender, about 5
minutes.
Immediately,
strain the vegetables and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
In
a large bowl, toss the vegetables with the parsley, green olives, capers,
cheese and black pepper. Drizzle olive oil over it all and toss again. Taste
and season accordingly.
* White
cauliflower can be substituted for the Romanesco broccoli.
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11 comments:
anything with olives and capers and i am there! yum!
Yes so am I! We are enjoying some lovely Turkish olives for breakfast now.
looks yummy and like something I could do here in the states. I am sure your veggies taste much better but I will hope to find some organic ingredients.
@Kim, Simple and easy recipe. Hope you find some good veggies to try this one. =)
@Kim, Simple and easy recipe. Hope you find some good veggies to try this one. =)
The normal cauliflowers are in their prime on the markets here at the moment. Neither of us like cauliflower but both of us are determined to get over this! :) Maybe we'll give your salad a go to see if that would do the trick.
I am going to try it with raw cauliflower, bc my hubby doesn't like it cooked. Thanks!
@ Julia, if you do try it, let me know. Or you could always sub normal broccoli too. =)
@Terry, I don't fully cook the cauliflower - just steamed enough so it's very al dente. I hate mushy vegetables! Hope your husband enjoys this!
I have never seen this cauliflower at my local pazar!!! Looks great!
This looks great, Joy! Will make it tomorrow with ordinary cauliflower, as I haven't seen that variety here.
@Andrew, good luck in making this recipe! It was a nice "salad" and side dish we enjoyed for a couple days. And this special brocoli-cauliflower is already gone. Only 2 or 3 weeks on the market and poof!
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