How to cook broccoli dishes. Very quick recipe: cauliflower and broccoli, tasty and healthy. Cream of broccoli soup

If most people have a good attitude towards cauliflower, then many people have a categorically negative attitude towards broccoli. And in vain, because as they say: “You just don’t know how to cook it!” And today I will tell you how to make this wonderful vegetable truly tasty!

Oh, what gorgeous dishes it makes, what a puree soup costs... And also pastas, casseroles, salads, baked goods and much more. Of course, you can’t write all the recipes in one article, but it’s quite possible to at least touch on this “tasty” topic.

In general, our today's heroine is called the queen of cabbage. But as long as someone is not called queen. So there are good reasons for this. And they really are.

Did you know that this vegetable is a powerful antioxidant? It is enough to consume one fresh piece a day to keep the body in good condition, avoid many serious diseases or successfully fight them. So you can fight diseases not only with medications, but simply by preparing our emerald beauty more often.

Today we have prepared for you a selection of interesting and simple broccoli recipes, try cooking with us, and this vegetable will be a regular on your menu.

Casseroles - how different they are: sweet, meat, fish, vegetable. And today I bring to your attention a casserole with very tasty vegetables, with the most delicate cream-based sauce.

We will prepare the dish with the addition of chicken fillet. But if you don't want to add meat, just leave it out, then you'll get an almost vegetarian casserole.

We will need:

• 500 grams of boiled chicken meat (or to your taste)
• 400 grams of broccoli
• 400 grams cauliflower
• 150 grams of cheese
• 30 milliliters vegetable oil
• 300 milliliters cream
• 1.5 tablespoons flour
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• salt, ground red pepper and Herbes de Provence seasoning to taste

Preparation:

1. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces. Cut onions and carrots into small cubes. Grind the cheese on a grater. If you have a hard variety, such as Parmesan, then it will be just great. It makes the crust amazingly golden brown and tasty.

2. Heat the frying pan over the fire. Pour in vegetable oil and heat it. Add the onion, simmer for 5 minutes while frying, then add the carrot cubes.

Fry until the onion is slightly browned and the carrots are limp.

3. Next add fillet pieces.

And fry it until the meat turns white, about 10 minutes. During this time, periodically stir the contents so that nothing burns.

4. Add flour. We need it to thicken the sauce, in which case the casserole will not fall apart and will look beautiful when served. Mix well.

5. Once the flour has dispersed and lightly fried, a slight nutty smell will appear. As a rule, this requires 2 - 3 minutes. And that means it’s time to add the cream and, while stirring, bring the resulting sauce to a boil.

There is no need to boil so that the cream does not lose all its beneficial qualities.

If you find the cream a bit fatty, you can replace it with regular milk.

6. Rinse cauliflower and broccoli with water and separate into inflorescences. Place them in a heat-resistant dish with high sides. You can choose any laying method - either in layers, or interspersed, that is, whichever you like best.

7. Pour the contents of the pan over the cabbage, distributing it evenly over the entire surface of the dish. It’s already turning out incredibly beautiful.

8. Immediately sprinkle the dish with cheese. It will not take long to prepare, so cheese in this case will be appropriate right away.

Broccoli is not cooked for long so that it does not lose its beneficial properties during heat treatment.

9. Preheat the oven in advance. We will need a temperature of 180 degrees. Place the pan with the contents in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

During this time, the cheese will brown, and the cabbage will remain slightly crispy, retaining its shape and its wonderful taste.

You can serve the casserole as a separate dish, or with boiled potatoes, rice or pasta. It turns out very tasty!

Get ready for the fact that you will definitely be asked for more.

Broccoli stir-fried with green beans in soy sauce

I really love green beans with garlic, and in combination with broccoli this dish turns out even more delicious. Quickly fried vegetables can be served either separately or as an excellent side dish for any meat.

It is very good to serve this dish with black bread.

Let's cook the vegetables with the addition of pepper to add spiciness and aroma. Although, if you are not a fan of spicy things, then you don’t have to add pepper.

We will need:

• Broccoli - 400 grams
• Green beans - 400 grams
• Garlic - 3-4 cloves
• Soy sauce - 1 - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Hot pepper - 0.5 - 1 piece
• Salt - to taste
• Vegetable oil - 30 grams
• Water - 3-4 tablespoons
• Rice starch - 1 teaspoon per 1/3 cup of water (if you don’t have rice starch, you can use corn starch)

Preparation:

1. Chop the garlic and fry it in a frying pan in heated vegetable oil. The frying time should be no more than 20 seconds, otherwise the garlic will give a not very tasty aroma to the entire dish.

For this recipe, it is better to take a frying pan with high sides. And if you have a Chinese wok in your kitchen, it will be absolutely wonderful.

2. Rinse the broccoli and separate it into florets. Blot with paper towels so that the water does not splash the oil, and place in the garlic.

3. Immediately add green beans to it. It should be cleared of tails on both sides in advance and cut into fragments with a side of about 2 - 2.5 cm. Stir and simmer in a frying pan for a couple of minutes.

4. Now you can add the chopped red capsicum. Don't forget to clean the seeds. If it is not very spicy, then add a whole peppercorn, but if it is chili, then most likely the whole pepper will be too much. In this case, you can add it to taste.

And also immediately add soy sauce and water, and any seasoning for vegetables that you usually use.

After adding each component, carefully and quickly mix the contents so that everything is evenly distributed throughout the dish.

At the end, close the pan with a lid and simmer the contents for 5 - 7 minutes, during this time, you can stir the vegetables a couple of times so that they do not burn, and they all simmer equally. Add salt if necessary, although this may not be necessary when adding soy sauce.

You can notice that our dish has changed color, and it also has a simply wonderful aroma.

5. While the vegetables are simmering under the lid, dilute the starch. As you can see from the recipe, it is better to take rice, but if this is not available, then you can use potato.

Pour it into the vegetable mixture.

Stir everything well again for about 30 seconds and remove the pan from the heat. Cover with a lid and let rest for a while. After 5 minutes the dish can be served.

Broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts soup in 10 minutes

Sometimes you want to diversify your menu with something unusual and tasty. And if this dish also turns out to be healthy, then you don’t think for a long time, you just take it and cook it.

And here is the recipe - a puree soup made from three types of cabbage - Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, and even with spinach. The soup turns out divinely delicious!

This first course takes just ten minutes to prepare.

What you will need:

• broccoli - 0.5 kg.
• Brussels sprouts - 0.5 kg.
• cauliflower - 0.5 kg.
• spinach - 0.3 kg.
• cream - 0.5 l.
• salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

1. Immediately prepare all the vegetables, wash them, separate them into inflorescences, if necessary, and peel them, cutting off all excess. You can make soup from fresh or frozen ingredients.

Before cooking, it is better to place fresh vegetables in cool, salted water to remove small bugs.

2. Prepare two saucepans. In one of them, the one that is larger, we pour more water accordingly. Here we will cook a mixture of all varieties of cabbage.

Place it on the fire, cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste. As soon as the water boils, throw in all the heads and inflorescences. Bring to a boil again and cook for 7 minutes until tender.

Readiness can be determined this way: pierce the cabbage with a knife; if it is soft, then it is ready.

3. Remove our green variety using a slotted spoon and place it in the bowl of a food processor or mixer. Since we will be making puree, we will need to finely chop all the vegetables.

Reserve a few broccoli florets for garnish.

You can also use an immersion blender. But don't rush yet, we haven't cooked the spinach yet.

4. Heat water in a small saucepan and add spinach to the boil. After boiling, cook it for two minutes. Then drain in a colander, reserving the broth. By the way, I would like to remind you that we also cooked with spinach

We will not use cabbage broth. It is believed that it is not healthy, since when cooked, compounds harmful to the body are formed in it, and therefore it is not recommended to use it.

5. Now that everything is cooked, puree the vegetables. If it is difficult to grind, then add a little water in which the spinach was boiled to the blender.

6. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and add as much spinach broth as you need for thickness. Blend everything again with an immersion blender. Bring the mixture to a boil.

Heat the cream and pour it into the pan. Bring to a boil again, but do not boil. Cream does not tolerate boiling.

7. Therefore, as soon as the soup boils, immediately remove it from the stove. Add salt and pepper to taste and close the lid. Let it sit for another ten minutes.

By the way, you can add nutmeg to this soup to create a nut-flavored dish. Interesting!!!

8. Done! Pour into a plate and garnish with broccoli florets. Great and doesn't take long! Bon appetit!

This soup is good both hot and cold. And needless to say, it just contains a ton of all sorts of useful substances and vitamins.

Broccoli with chicken and vegetables

As the Chinese proverb says: “Hide the meat under the vegetables.” And this is very correct, healthy and at the same time delicious! And today we decided to use this wisdom. and prepare a delicious, healthy dish.

Cooking broccoli with chicken fillet does not take much time, and at the same time you always get a complete, tasty dish.

We will need:

• Broccoli – 500 grams
• Chicken fillet – 500 grams
• Large carrots - 1 piece
• Onion - 1 piece
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Salt, pepper - to taste
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons

Preparation:

1. Wash, peel and cut the carrots into halves if they are large, and into slices if you took two small ones. Try to take it juicy, it will give both color and a sweetish taste.

2. Chop the onion into thin half rings, or you can cut it into quarter rings if the onion is large.

Grind the garlic using any of the known methods. The pieces can be completely invisible. and quite tangible, depending on your preference.

3. Divide the cabbage into inflorescences and cut into separate segments convenient for eating.

4. Cut the fillet into small pieces.

4. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and garlic in it. When the onion softens slightly and becomes translucent, add the chicken and carrots. Stir immediately and cover with a lid to soften the carrots and turn the chicken white.

Almost all of this needs to be brought to half-ready.

5. Then add broccoli. Immediately add salt and pepper to taste. Cover again and simmer everything together for another 20 minutes, until done.

Broccoli is a great helper in maintaining normal weight. Therefore, cooking with it is not only tasty, but also healthy!

We determine readiness by taking a sample. Vegetables should not be tough, and the fillet should be well steamed.

In fact, we should not fry this dish, but stew it. To preserve as much as possible the tenderness and original taste of all components. It turns out very tasty, and they always eat it with great pleasure!

In general, it should be said that the combination of broccoli and chicken in any form is always excellent. Even if you just fry the chicken, and

A simple and delicious recipe for broccoli with minced meat in sour cream and cheese

If we think about what to whip up with minced meat and vegetables, then often thoughts about casserole come to mind. And we have already prepared one of them today in the first recipe.

And now I want to offer one more recipe. This time it will be pasta with vegetables. Oh-oh-oh...how delicious it will be!!!

You probably thought that this would take a long time... No, not long at all, and now, after reading the recipe, you will be pleasantly surprised that preparing such a dish actually couldn’t be easier. And most importantly, the whole process will take place with little time.

We will need:

• Pasta – 160 grams
• Onion - 2 medium heads
• Carrots - 1 piece
• Tomato - 1 piece
• Minced chicken - 200 grams
• Broccoli - 200 grams
• Sour cream - 30 grams
• Parmesan cheese (or other hard cheese) - 30 grams
• Olive oil - 30 grams
• Water - 2 glasses
• Spices to taste

Preparation:

1. Let's immediately prepare everything you need. The cooking process will go quickly, and we will not have time for distraction. And so, cut the onions, carrots and tomatoes into cubes.

Cut the broccoli into convenient-to-eat segments.

Immediately prepare the minced meat and measure the required amount of pasta.

2. Place the frying pan on the fire and warm it, then pour in the olive oil and let it warm up a little. Conditionally divide the area of ​​the frying pan into segments and immediately lay out all the cuttings, except for the cabbage. Send pasta and minced meat there.

This is how beautiful we got.

3. Pour in the required amount of water and add spices. You can add the ones you like. Provencal herbs, or dried basil with oregano and rosemary are perfect here. The herbs are all light, but have a rich aroma.

Without waiting for it to boil, cover the contents with a lid. Leave to simmer over low heat for fifteen minutes. Don't stir the mixture yet.

4. Add cabbage and sour cream to the steamed ingredients, stir and simmer for another five to seven minutes.

Instead of sour cream, you can add cream and even milk. It will also give you a very delicate taste.

5. At the very end of cooking, sprinkle grated cheese on top. Without stirring, cover again and let the dish sit for about 5 minutes.

During this time, the cheese should have time to melt and imbue every piece in the pan with its taste and aroma.

The dish should be served hot and eaten with pleasure!

Video on how to make frozen cabbage pancakes

As mentioned above, almost all the dishes that we have discussed today can be prepared with both fresh and frozen vegetables.

But in order not to leave the article without such a recipe, let’s consider it too. And we won’t just look at it, we’ll see the whole cooking process in the video.

These are pancakes, or cutlets... Whichever you like best!

As you can see, preparing dishes with broccoli is not at all difficult. Many recipes and the speed of preparation of this super healthy vegetable will diversify your menu and make it more healthy for the whole family.

Therefore, be sure to prepare it in the summer, when it is sold fresh, or grow it yourself in your own plot.

It is no less tasty and healthy to cook it in winter, when it is frozen. If freezing was done correctly, then most of the nutrients and vitamins are retained in the vegetable. And the taste of such a vegetable cooked in any dish is no different from summer.

Benefits are benefits, but broccoli is very tasty. Even if you just boil it for a few minutes in hot water, then drain the water and season with garlic, you can get a great, tasty side dish for either fish or meat.

And of course, you can cook all the dishes offered today.

Cook and eat with pleasure and bon appetit to everyone!

It is best to eat fresh broccoli during a diet: rinse the cabbage with water and divide it into inflorescences, so the cabbage will retain all its beneficial components and substances. And so that broccoli is easily absorbed by the body, it is recommended to steam or boil the dishes in boiling water. This variety of cabbage consists of 80% water, so it is not surprising that the calorie content of broccoli per hundred grams is only 34 calories.
The undeniable advantage of broccoli is that it can be found in the supermarket at all times of the year. And even when frozen, cabbage retains half of its natural vitamins and microelements. In addition to the most popular 10 dietary broccoli dishes, celery, basil, mint, white cabbage, green peas, bell pepper, and tomato go well with this product.

Dietary broccoli dishes: recipes with photos

Salad with broccoli and apple

For one serving of salad, take three hundred grams of broccoli, one apple and one lemon, olive oil for dressing, spices and fresh herbs to taste.
Separate the broccoli florets from each other, rinse the cabbage with water and place it in a pan of hot water for five minutes. The greens are finely chopped, the apple is peeled, and then the fruit is cut into thin slices. The lemon and zest are chopped into half rings. All the salad components are poured into a deep bowl one by one and, as a rule, according to the recipe with photo, dietary broccoli dishes are seasoned with olive oil.

Broccoli soup

One head of broccoli is washed with water, dried and the cabbage is disassembled into several parts. Fill it with broth prepared in advance or just water with spices. Boil broccoli until soft. Add a teaspoon of butter and a grated clove of garlic. Beat the mixture with a blender until smooth. Without harming your figure, the soup can be supplemented with cream and rye bread croutons.

Broccoli omelette

To prepare the dish, use two hundred grams of broccoli, one chicken egg, fifty grams of low-fat sour cream, a piece of hard cheese, and a tablespoon of ground rye crackers.
Broccoli is divided into inflorescences, washed and the cabbage is boiled until tender. Place the vegetable in layers on the bottom of a pan greased with a piece of butter. Beat an egg into a separate bowl, add sour cream and grated cheese. Pour the prepared mixture over the broccoli and sprinkle the dish with croutons on top. Place the omelet in the oven and bake for twenty minutes.

Broccoli cutlets

Two chicken breasts are cut into pieces, cleaned of films and fat, and the meat is passed through a meat grinder. Spices, two chicken eggs and two chopped garlic cloves are added to the minced meat.
Half a kilogram of washed and separated broccoli is blended with a blender until smooth and mushy. Combine meat and broccoli. If the minced meat turns out to be too liquid, add two tablespoons of flour into the bowl. Wet your hands in cold water and begin to form the cutlets. The benefits of broccoli will remain during the diet only if you cook the cutlets in a double boiler and not fry them in olive oil.

Broccoli with chicken hearts

Three hundred grams of chicken hearts are washed several times with cold water, the yellow films are cut off from the offal and cut into several pieces. Fry them in a frying pan with butter. The finished hearts are transferred to a saucepan and filled with water. After they boil, add spices and continue to simmer over low heat for an hour.
Two hundred grams of broccoli are brought to readiness, and when the cabbage has cooled, it is fried over a fire. Chop onions and carrots using a sharp knife. Add vegetables to the chicken hearts and boil all the ingredients for another twenty minutes.

Broccoli pancakes

To prepare this recipe you will need: two hundred grams of broccoli, one egg, half a glass of milk, seventy grams of ham, two tablespoons of wholemeal flour and breadcrumbs, salt.
Boil the broccoli in water, drain it when finished and crush the cabbage in a bowl with a fork. Add egg, milk, diced ham, flour and breadcrumbs. Stir the dough until smooth. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper, then place the pancakes on a sheet. Fifteen minutes after baking, the pancakes are turned over and left to cook for the same number of minutes.

Salad with feta cheese and broccoli

The head of broccoli is washed with water, and then placed in boiled water and seasoned with salt. Boil the cabbage for seven minutes, drain the water, cool the vegetable, and disassemble it into inflorescences.
One onion is cut into half rings. Pour a tablespoon of vinegar into the onion in a separate bowl, add a pinch of sugar, a little warm water and a teaspoon of salt. Leave the vegetable to marinate for about twenty minutes. Three eggs are boiled hard and cut into cubes. The tomato is poured with boiling water, the skin is removed from the vegetable and chopped into cubes. One hundred grams of cheese is cut into cubes. Mix all the ingredients and the onion squeezed out of the marinade, season the salad with sour cream.

Broccoli casserole

Before preparing broccoli, you need to prepare the following ingredients for the casserole: boiled chicken breast, zucchini, broccoli, chicken egg, onion, two hundred grams of oyster mushrooms, spices and four tablespoons of sour cream.
The mushrooms are washed, cut into slices and fried in a frying pan without oil. Place oyster mushrooms in the mold as the first layer, then place coarsely grated zucchini and broccoli florets. Pieces of brisket torn by hand are placed on top. Beat an egg into another bowl, pour in sour cream, add some salt, add mustard if desired, stir and pour the mixture over the vegetables. Bake the dish until golden brown for twenty minutes.

Broccoli juice

Two apples (sweet variety) and one carrot are washed with cold water. Peel the apple from the skin and seeds, cut the fruit into slices, and coarsely chop the carrots. Five to seven broccoli florets are placed in a juicer. Add carrot and apple pieces to the device one by one. Pour the juice into tall glasses and decorate the vitamin cocktail with a sprig of broccoli on top.

Greetings, dear readers! Despite the fact that broccoli is a healthy vegetable, it is almost impossible to feed your family with it; many of my friends have not even managed to introduce it to their children as complementary foods.

Today I’ll tell you how to cook, namely, boil broccoli, so that your family can taste a wonderful-tasting dish, rich in nutrients and vitamins.

How long to cook broccoli

Not every housewife knows how long to cook broccoli; the basic principle of cooking in a saucepan is constant control over the process and time of its preparation.

If a vegetable is cooked for too long, it will not only become mushy, but also acquire an unpleasant odor. The processes for preparing fresh and frozen cabbage of this type vary greatly.

This vegetable is unique, perfectly absorbed by the body, it is an indispensable food product for those people who have problems with the digestive tract.

Broccoli contains calcium, zinc, fiber, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron, sulfur, potassium, vitamins A, PP, B, C, K, E. But in order for broccoli not to lose its beneficial properties, it must be cooked properly. Typically a vegetable cook for no more than five minutes.

How to cook fresh vegetables

Cooking fresh broccoli is easy and doesn't take long if you follow some rules. Before throwing it into the pan, the cabbage must be thoroughly rinsed under running water.

When buying a fresh vegetable at the market or in a store, you should pay attention to whether it is really fresh, as it seems at first glance.

Broccoli should be a rich green color, yellow, brown spots, signs of lethargy, indicating that the head of cabbage has been lying on the counter for more than one week, or even a month. The main stem of the vegetable should be tough and hold its shape.

How to cook frozen broccoli

Frozen cabbage, bought in a hypermarket or the one you froze yourself in the summer or autumn after harvesting, can be prepared just as easily as fresh.

It is important to consider that a frozen product does not require defrosting before cooking, otherwise it will not only lose its beautiful shape, but also some of its beneficial properties. Cook frozen vegetables as follows:

• Boil one and a half liters of water;
• Add one tablespoon of salt to the water;
• Cook the product for no more than 10-12 minutes;
• Remove the vegetable from the pan using a slotted spoon.

After the cabbage is cooked, pour ice water over it.

How to steam cabbage

Many of us know that steamed food is the healthiest, as it retains all the vitamins. This also applies to broccoli. The head of cabbage for cooking in a double boiler should be divided into inflorescences, then put them in a bowl and cover with a lid.

After waiting 9-10 minutes, you will receive ready-made cabbage, which can be served with a little salt.

How to cook broccoli with cauliflower

The combination of broccoli and cauliflower in one dish will bring undoubted benefits to the body. As a rule, these two varieties of cabbage can be found in a variety of recipes for salads, soups, casseroles and side dishes.

I bring to your attention a couple of recipes for preparing dishes from broccoli and cauliflower. To prepare a delicious pureed vegetable soup, follow these steps:

1. To begin, lightly fry the onions, garlic, broccoli and cauliflower florets in a frying pan with vegetable or olive oil. Vegetables should be seasoned with marjoram, thyme, and bay leaf. Fry for no longer than five minutes.
2. Next, add flour and chicken broth, which is brought to a boil.
3. At the end of cooking the soup, add milk or cream to the pan, let it boil again, let it cool and grind with a blender.
4. Then the puree soup is poured into another container, placed on the stove, Dijon mustard and grated cheese are added to it. When the cheese has melted, the dish is ready and can be served.

If your household doesn’t like soups, then you can cook a wonderful side dish from vegetables in the oven. To do this you need to go through the following steps:

• Cauliflower and broccoli are boiled until half cooked, then placed in a baking dish.
• The dish is poured with a mixture of eggs, cream and grated cheese and placed in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Vegetable side dishes are a very tasty dish that even children enjoy eating, but very rarely our beloved men.

How to cook broccoli for first feeding

Many mothers try to prepare this vegetable for their child, as it is healthy and considered hypoallergenic. This variety of cabbage is useful for babies because it improves bowel movements, helps strengthen the immune system, strengthens muscles, and removes harmful substances from the body.

Vegetable puree from broccoli can be given to children from the age of six months; to begin with, only half a teaspoon is given for testing; by the age of one year, the baby can already eat about 200 g of this vegetable.

Weaning puree is made from fresh broccoli, but you can also use frozen cabbage for complementary feeding. It is important to remember that children can only eat vegetables prepared by boiling; fried foods can be bad for children’s digestion.

To make puree for a baby, you need to rinse the cabbage thoroughly; if it is fresh, leave it in cold water for a couple of hours, during which time the vegetable will have time to cleanse itself of nitrates, pesticides, other harmful substances and small insects.

Next, the broccoli can be steamed or boiled in lightly salted water for 5-7 minutes. After the vegetable has cooled, you can mash it with a fork or chop it with a blender. Before each feeding, it is worth preparing a new puree, since the product is stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day in a tightly closed jar.

Mashed potatoes prepared in this way should be introduced into the baby’s diet, and when the baby grows up and gets used to the new food, you can add carrots, potatoes, milk, onions and a little more salt to the broccoli.

Blanching

This method of cooking broccoli is often used in restaurants to add it to cold appetizers or salads. The vegetable not only retains all its beneficial properties, but also remains crispy. The method is as follows:

1. The cabbage is washed and the inflorescences are separated from the stem.
2. Next, the pan is filled with cold water, which is brought to a boil.
3. A large container is filled with ice water and ice cubes.
4. The stems of the vegetable are immersed in boiling water for 90 seconds, and the inflorescences in ice water.
5. After the stems are removed from the boiling water with a slotted spoon, and the water is drained from the inflorescences using a colander, they are connected.

The finished vegetable can be seasoned and salted to taste, added to a salad or as an appetizer.

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Let's start with dietary properties. They are truly unique. Firstly, the calorie content of 100 g of steamed cauliflower is only 25 kcal. In this sense, she is truly a champion among vegetables. And secondly, cabbage contains rare tartronic acid, which does not allow fat deposits to form in the body. Well, the number of beneficial properties that fit into these 25 kcal is simply amazing. These include glucosinolates, which prevent cancer formation; and biotin, which prevents the development of skin diseases and strengthens the nervous system; and folic acid, especially necessary for pregnant women - it reduces the risk of congenital pathologies. In addition to all of the above, cauliflower contains vitamins C, A, group B, all kinds of organic and polyunsaturated acids, starch, mineral salts of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, sodium, copper, manganese, iron, zinc, cobalt and molybdenum. That's how many "smart" benefits there are in cauliflower! It’s no coincidence that Mark Twain dubbed her “a college-educated cabbage.”

The same title goes to cauliflower's cousin, broccoli, which American chefs call cabbage with higher education. In some ways, broccoli is even superior to cauliflower, although it is considered a subspecies of it. It contains more B vitamins that a person needs to maintain the cardiovascular system. And there is twice as much ascorbic acid in broccoli. In terms of its content, cabbage surpasses even oranges! In addition, broccoli is one of the main plant sources of vitamin K, which is responsible for blood clotting in our body. Well, another advantage of broccoli is its resistance to temperature fluctuations, which allows it to be grown in almost any soil.

By the way, it is precisely this property of broccoli that is associated with the old legend about how cabbage helped a small town survive during the Roman Empire. One day, Roman troops besieged the city. Its inhabitants courageously defended themselves and did not surrender, even when all their food supplies were exhausted. How did they manage to withstand the blockade? The fact is that an amazing vegetable grew in the city, which saved them from starvation. In honor of the magic cabbage, the city was named Broccoli, which means “fist” in Latin. Whether it was true or not, we don’t know. One thing is certain: delicious and nutritious broccoli and cauliflower dishes are good for your health.

For 3 persons: broccoli - 0.5 heads, cauliflower - 0.5 heads, shallots - 40 g, red onions - 1 pc., red bell pepper - 0.5 pcs., yellow bell pepper - 0.5 pcs., red apples - 0.5 pcs., green beans - 50 g, corn - 50 g, green onions - 20 g, parsley - 20 g, basil - 20 g, lemons - 1 pc., olive oil - 2 tbsp. l., salt

Wash the cauliflower and broccoli, cook in salted water for 5 minutes, drain in a colander, and divide into florets. Boil green beans in salted water for 7-10 minutes, drain in a colander and cool. Peel the shallots and cut the red onions into very thin rings. Cut red and yellow bell peppers into strips. Core the apple and cut into thin slices. Separate the basil and parsley leaves from the stems (discard the stems). Cut green onions into large pieces. Mix all ingredients in a deep bowl, add corn. Season the salad with the juice of half a lemon and olive oil. Add salt. Stir gently again before serving.

Calorie content per serving 120 kcal

Cooking time 15 minutes

4 points

For 4 persons: cauliflower - 1 head, chicken fillet - 300 g, hard cheese - 200 g, garlic - 2 cloves, eggs - 3 pcs., 10% cream - 1 glass, spinach - 30 g, vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l., ground black pepper, salt

Divide the cauliflower into florets, cook in salted water for 5 minutes, drain in a colander, and cool. In a deep bowl, beat eggs with salt and pepper. Add cream, grated cheese, finely chopped garlic. Mix everything well. Cut the chicken fillet into strips, add salt and pepper and fry in a frying pan in 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil until golden brown. Grease the baking dish with the remaining vegetable oil. Place fried chicken fillet on the bottom and cauliflower on top of the fillet. Fill everything with egg-cream filling. Sprinkle with finely chopped spinach. Place in the oven preheated to 180°C for 35-40 minutes. When serving, you can decorate with herbs.

Calorie content per serving 265 kcal

Cooking time from 1 hour

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 7 points

For 3 persons: broccoli - 1 head, butter - 5 tbsp. l., milk - 240 ml, flour - 60 g, 30% cream - 230 ml, hard cheese - 100 g, vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l., ground nutmeg, ground black pepper, salt

Wash the broccoli, separate it into florets, and cook for 7 minutes in salted water. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Melt the butter in a deep frying pan, fry the flour in it, pour in the milk and add half the grated cheese. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally, and add cream. Add a pinch of ground nutmeg, salt and pepper, mix well. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil. Place the broccoli in it, pour in the creamy sauce and place in the oven preheated to 180°C for 10-15 minutes. When serving, sprinkle with remaining grated cheese.

Calorie content per serving 185 kcal

Cooking time 40 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 4 points

For 4 persons: cauliflower - 1 head, vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l., eggs - 2 pcs., onions - 1 pc., flour - 4 tbsp. l., parsley - 20 g, cumin, ground black pepper, salt

Finely chop the onion and parsley. Cut the cauliflower into florets and cook in salted water for 7 minutes. Drain in a colander, cool and chop finely. In a deep bowl, mix cauliflower, onion, parsley and cumin. Beat in the eggs, add flour, salt and pepper, stir until smooth. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Place the cabbage mixture in the pan with a tablespoon and fry on both sides. You can serve pancakes with sour cream and green onions.

Calorie content per serving 215 kcal

Cooking time 40 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 5 points

For 3 persons: broccoli - 1 head, chicken thighs - 3 pcs., bell pepper - 1 pc., green beans - 200 g, carrots - 1 pc., onion - 1 pc., cherry tomatoes - 5 pcs., olive oil - 2 tbsp. . l., thyme, paprika, ginger, ground black pepper, salt

Grease a baking dish with olive oil. Peel the onion, cut into thin rings, and place on the bottom of the pan. Wash the broccoli, divide into florets, place on the onion. Cut the carrots into small cubes and sprinkle them over the broccoli. Wash the green beans and place on the carrots. Salt and pepper. Salt the chicken thighs and rub with paprika and ginger. Place the thighs on top of the vegetables and add 150 ml of water. Cut the bell pepper into strips, tomatoes into quarters. Place them on the chicken. Sprinkle lightly with thyme. Cover the pan with foil and place in the oven preheated to 180°C. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Serve the stew hot.

Calorie content per serving 260 kcal

Cooking time 60 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 5 points

For 2 persons: broccoli - 4 inflorescences, eggs - 4 pcs., milk - 1 glass, bell pepper - 0.5 pcs., hard cheese - 80 g, butter - 50 g, ground black pepper, salt

Boil broccoli in salted water for 5 minutes. Cool, cut. Beat eggs with salt and pepper, add milk and mix well with a whisk. Cut the bell pepper into strips. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Melt the butter in a frying pan and lightly fry the bell pepper in it. Pour the milk-egg mixture into the pan and quickly place the broccoli on top. Fry over low heat. When the omelette has set slightly, sprinkle it with grated cheese. Cover the pan with a lid and fry for another 3-4 minutes. When serving, the omelet can be decorated with a slice of lemon and a sprig of parsley.

Calorie content per serving 188 kcal

Cooking time 20 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 4 points

For 2 persons: cauliflower - 0.5 heads, potatoes - 1 pc., butter - 15 g, sour cream - 3 tbsp. l., bay leaf - 1 pc., cilantro - 1 sprig, onion - 1 pc., garlic - 2 cloves, French mustard - 1 tbsp. l., hard cheese - 100 g, white bread - 200 g, salt

Cut the cauliflower into florets and cook in salted water for 5 minutes. Remove from broth. Cool both the cabbage and the broth in which it was cooked separately. Cut the bread into small cubes and dry in a dry frying pan. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Heat butter in a saucepan and fry onion and garlic. Add bay leaf, finely chopped potatoes, and a glass of cabbage broth. Mix well and add cauliflower. Simmer until cabbage and potatoes are soft. Add coarsely grated cheese and finely chopped cilantro. Mix everything well again and remove from heat. Remove the bay leaf from the resulting mixture, pour into a blender and blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more cabbage broth. Pour back into the pan. Add mustard and sour cream. Mix well, add salt and heat without bringing to a boil. Serve with croutons.

Calorie content per serving 168 kcal

Cooking time 40 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 6 points

For 3 persons: broccoli - 1 head, olive oil - 3 tbsp. l., vegetable oil - 1 cup, eggs - 2 pcs., flour - 150 g, sugar - 1 tsp., ground black pepper, salt

Wash the broccoli, separate it into florets, and boil in salted water for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and let cool. Prepare the batter: beat eggs with salt, pepper and sugar, add olive oil, flour and 50 ml of boiled water, mix everything well. Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan. Dip each cabbage inflorescence in batter, fry in oil until golden brown and place on a paper towel to absorb excess fat. You can serve broccoli in batter with mayonnaise.

Calorie content per serving 164 kcal

Cooking time 20 minutes

Difficulty level on a 10-point scale 4 points

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The article will provide tips on preparing broccoli, and will provide the simplest and most delicious recipes for dishes with broccoli.

Everyone is familiar with a variety of cabbage called broccoli. But many people bypass it, preferring other types of products. The thing is that few people know how to cook this vegetable deliciously. Many people are confused by the specific smell of this cabbage.

Broccoli is a versatile product that can be boiled, baked, fried and stewed, and also used as an addition to salads. Among other things, this type of cabbage is very healthy. Having learned how to cook broccoli correctly, you will have one more healthy product on your menu.

How to cook broccoli correctly?

There are several universal tips that will help you cook broccoli tasty and quickly.

• Broccoli is sold in stores in two forms: fresh and frozen. Frozen cabbage can be purchased at any season, but it contains slightly less nutrients
• A universal way to cook cabbage is to boil it. It is a mistake to boil broccoli for a long time. So it not only loses its vitamins, but also acquires a soft consistency. Don't be afraid to undercook broccoli, especially for salads
• Cooking time for broccoli is 5 to 10 minutes. If you are using a frozen product, the time can be slightly increased.
• Broccoli can be steamed. This way it will retain even more beneficial properties.
• The peculiar smell of cabbage quickly disappears as it cools.
• Boiled broccoli can be used as a side dish or added to salads along with other vegetables.
• Also, there are many recipes where broccoli is fried and baked

Rules for cooking broccoli

• Broccoli is a vegetable that can be eaten even raw. It has no harmful substances for the human body. Broccoli is boiled only to soften
• Boiled broccoli should not fall apart. It may crunch a little on the teeth, but at the same time be soft
• You can only boil broccoli if you are going to make puree soup.
• Cabbage florets cook much faster than firm stems
• The optimal time for cooking broccoli is 5 - 10 minutes
• In order to cook broccoli, you need to prepare it: wash and trim the inflorescences. Then boil and add a little salt to the water. Throw the prepared cabbage into boiling water. After cooking, broccoli should be drained in a colander.

Stewed Broccoli Recipe

If boiled broccoli is usually used as an addition to dishes, then baked broccoli can become an independent side dish. It is good to combine with protein foods: fish or chicken.

This recipe is tasty and healthy at the same time, and is also an excellent dish for those who are planning to lose weight. After all, vegetables have a minimum of calories and a lot of healthy fiber. Add less vegetable oil to make the recipe dietary.

• We will need: broccoli, onions, garlic, carrots, asparagus and any other vegetables desired (for example, zucchini or eggplant), tomato paste, salt and spices
• We prepare the vegetables, cut the broccoli into florets, the onion into half rings, and grate the carrots. Cut the remaining vegetables into cubes
• Pour a little olive or sunflower oil into a frying pan with a thick bottom. When the oil is hot, add the onion and fry until golden brown. Then add grated carrots. Let's fry
• Add tomato paste and a little water (you can use chicken broth)
• Simmer our sauce for 5 minutes
• Add vegetables. Depending on the composition, simmer the mixture of vegetables for about 10 to 20 minutes.
• Finally, add seasonings: ground black pepper, herbs. Salt to taste
• The prepared dish can be eaten either warm or at room temperature.

Experiment with cooking broccoli. It goes well with sour cream and cream.

Broccoli soup recipe

Broccoli puree soup is a delicate and dietary dish that both children and adults will definitely enjoy.

• To prepare broccoli puree soup we will need: broccoli, chicken breast, carrots, onions, 10% cream, herbs and salt
• First, prepare the broth: put the breast in water and cook until tender. Then remove the breast
• Separately, boil the broccoli for 15 minutes.
• Prepare the frying: heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and carrots
• In a blender, thoroughly grind the broccoli, then the chicken fillet and fried vegetables.
• Add the prepared puree to the broth and bring to a boil. Salt and add spices. Also, pour in 200 ml of low-fat cream
• Before serving, the puree soup can be decorated with herbs

Broccoli with cheese, recipe

Broccoli goes great with cheese. The best way to prepare this dish is to bake it in the oven.

• To prepare broccoli with cheese we will need: broccoli, hard cheese, eggs, cream, salt and spices to taste
• Prepare the broccoli, cut the cabbage into florets. To make the dish cook faster, you can boil the broccoli for a couple of minutes.
• Prepare the cheese filling: beat the eggs with a whisk, add grated cheese, cream and a little salt. Mix thoroughly
• Place the broccoli in a baking tray and pour in the cheese mixture.
• Place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20 minutes. The dish should have a slightly browned cheese crust

How to deliciously cook broccoli with eggs?

The combination of broccoli and eggs is a healthy and delicious combination. There are many options to combine these products.

• In the salad. Broccoli goes well with almost all foods. You can prepare a simple salad: broccoli, eggs, boiled sausage and canned corn. Broccoli must first be boiled and cooled. You can dress the salad with low-fat mayonnaise
• Eggs are often used in baking. A good recipe is Broccoli and Cheese Casserole (shown above)
• Another easy recipe is broccoli omelette. This recipe can be a great breakfast option for the whole family. To use broccoli as an addition to an omelet, it also needs to be boiled.

Broccoli in batter, recipe

Fried broccoli in batter is not only very tasty, but also looks very impressive. This dish can be a decoration for any feast.

• We will need: broccoli, eggs, flour, salt and spices to taste. As well as vegetable oil for frying
• Cooking cabbage in batter is very simple. First, prepare the broccoli - cut it into small pieces and boil in water for 5 minutes
• Then prepare the batter: beat the eggs thoroughly, add salt and spices. Then gradually add flour, the batter should have the consistency of thick sour cream
• Pour vegetable oil into the frying pan and wait for it to heat up. Dip the cabbage into the batter so that it evenly covers the inflorescence. Place the cabbage in a frying pan and fry on all sides
• Broccoli in batter can be served hot or cold. This dish is an excellent side dish for meat products.

Broccoli and cauliflower casserole in the oven, recipe with photo

Another interesting casserole option, this time with broccoli and cauliflower.

• To prepare the casserole you will need: broccoli, cauliflower, hard cheese, cream (sour cream or mayonnaise), eggs, salt and pepper to taste
• Prepare the cabbage: divide each into inflorescences and boil for several minutes. Cool
• Grease the bottom of the baking tray with oil and place the cabbage in it
• Prepare the filling: beat the eggs until smooth and mix with cheese and cream. Add salt and spices
• Pour the mixture over the cabbage and place in a preheated oven for 20 - 30 minutes. An appetizing cheese crust should form on the dish.

How to cook broccoli with mushrooms?

• Broccoli with mushrooms can be a great addition to an omelet. Fry the mushrooms until cooked, then add a little boiled broccoli. Season the vegetable mixture with salt and pepper, pour over the eggs and fry covered
• Mushrooms can also be added to broccoli casseroles or vegetable stews. Mushrooms need to be sautéed first as they take longer to cook than broccoli.
• Mushrooms and broccoli go well in salads. For this you can use not only fresh, but also pickled mushrooms.

Broccoli Salad Recipes

• Salad with broccoli and chicken breast. To prepare it we need: boiled breast and broccoli, corn, sweet pepper, salt. Cut all the ingredients into small pieces and add some salt. You can use mayonnaise or unsweetened yogurt as a dressing.
• Broccoli salad with pickled champignons. We will need: boiled broccoli and potatoes, champignons, herbs and onions. We cut all the ingredients, mix and season to taste (with mayonnaise, yogurt or sour cream)
• Broccoli and apple salad. For this salad you need: broccoli, apples, lemon and unsweetened yogurt. The salad turns out spicy and unusual
• Broccoli and asparagus salad. This salad turns out to be very satisfying; it requires: boiled broccoli and asparagus, egg, cheese and pickled mushrooms. We cut all the ingredients and season with low-fat mayonnaise

• Broccoli is a versatile product; it can be boiled, fried, baked and stewed.
• The main rule for preparing delicious cabbage is not to overcook it. To do this, follow the time frame, cooking broccoli for up to 10 - 15 minutes.
• Broccoli is considered the healthiest type of cabbage. And for good reason. It contains vitamins B, A, E and C. Broccoli also contains a lot of calcium, iron, copper and sulfur. Broccoli is rich in protein and fiber. It is low in calories and nutritious at the same time
• Broccoli goes well with any food. It makes a healthy side dish or appetizer.

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