Broccoli - other than boiling, what can I do with it?

[LyraSilvertongue]

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stir fry

put in a pasta dish

This is lush my dc love it

Large floret of broccoli
1 large onion
6 - 8 button mushrooms chopped
1 pint/450ml of full fat milk
6oz/175g mature cheddar grated
Tablespoon of plain flour
Tablespoon of margarine
1 clove of garlic
Black pepper

Steam or boil the broccoli until tender and put to one side. Dice the onion and fry in a little oil. Add the chopped mushrooms and garlic and continue to fry until mushrooms are cooked and onions are translucent.

In a saucepan melt the butter gently. Add the flour and mix gently over the heat - careful not to burn. Add the milk and gently whisk to remove lumps over the heat. Stir constantly over the heat until boiling then turn heat down continuing to stir. When thick add cheese. More flour can be added to increase the thickness, just keep stirring it though!! Add black pepper to taste.

Add the fried mushrooms, garlic and onion to cheese sauce and mix for a minute or so. Pour sauce over the broccoli and sprinkle with a little more cheese. Heat under the grill until golden. Then eat!

Broccoli and cauliflower cheese

Broccoli and cheese soup

(I steam it btw)

Broccoli & Salmon quiche

Cut the florets off
peel the stems and chop finely

cook the chopped stems in olive oil with anchovies and chopped chilis

When starting to soften, add the florets and then after acouple of mins add to cooked pasta

serve with parmesan

yummy

Thanks for the ideas
If I stir fry it, do I have to boil/steam it first? Will it soften?

Stir fry from raw and wait for colour to change, try it in sesame oil or throw in sesame seeds. V good combination!

Cover it in crunchy peanut butter and put grated carrot on top and pop under the crill for a bit.

Really imum?

yes really, tis a firm fave in this house as are frazzled leeks (cut into tiny thin strips tossed in olive oil salt and pepper and roasted in the oven)

broccoli tempura is nice

or DS's creation:

blanch broccoli florets, dip in melted dark chocolate, and scoff!

Steam broccoli. Toast some shaved almonds. In a pot, heat some butter, lemon juice and fresh ginger. Add almonds to butter mixture and pour over steamed broccoli. Delicious! Sometimes I add some parmesan shavings at the end too..yum

Lovely broccoli pasta salad:

Cook some pasta shapes till al dente, drain and toss with a bit of olive oil so they don't stick together.

Peel the tough skin off the broccoli stems, then chop into bits about the same size as your pasta shapes and fry over a lowish heat for about ten minutes, till bright green but easily pierced with a fork. Fry some chopped red onion till soft (just a couple of minutes, I like it to still have a bit of bite).

Toast a load of unsalted cashews under the grill (I always burn a few at this point, so keep an eye on them).

Make a dressing out of mayonnaise, white wine/cider vinegar and grain mustard.

Mix everything together thoroughly, then eat till you give yourself indigestion.

Curses, I have made myself really want this now It's so tasty and simple, everyone I've made it for has gone mad for it - great for picnics/buffet type affairs