I had a lot of lovely broccoli for a solo diner, and so I figured one way to make use of the rest (including the stalk) is to make a broccoli pesto. This one is vegan, and I substituted herby garlicky homemade breadcrumb/croutons for cheese, but you can do cheese or both. Here is what…
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broccoli, broad beans, and rice
I had some broccoli and broad beans in my veg box this week so I thought I would try a brown rice salad bowl I saw on Smitten Kitchen. It has an absolutely delicious tahini, miso, ginger dressing that I jazzed up with a teaspoon gouchujang and splash of fresh orange juice (from the oranges…
bang bang broccoli
I was so happy when I had broccoli in my veg box because my friend had made the bang bang broccoli recipe in the Guardian and said it was fabulous. I decided to try it and indeed it was fabulous! It is easy and delicious and vegan (you can use whatever milk you want) and…
broccoli stalk spread
I had a tiny broccoli in my veg box which was perfect for some broccoli carrot peanut noodles, but I wanted a use for the large stalk I had leftover. I decided to make a nutty, sorta cheesy, vegan spread for bagels/toast. It isn’t a looker, but it is rather nice! Here is what I…
soup hack
So, I had a beautiful head of broccoli and some potatoes in my veg box and so I decided to try a soup hack I had read on Cooks Illustrated about how to make your creamy veg soup more velvety. They suggest adding 1/2 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate to your veg while you are boiling…
broccoli pesto
In my vegbox was a lovely head of broccoli. One of the great ways to use some of the head and all of the stalk is to make a pesto. It is super easy and you can basically add the flavours you like. Here is what you do. Put your pasta to boil in a…
broccoli soup
I think everyone probably has a broccoli soup recipe, but here is a vegan one I did that is creamy, gentle, and satisfying. It makes use of lovely veg box favourites (carrots, onions, potatoes, in addition to broccoli). It gets its zip from cashews blended up with some nutritional yeast. I didn’t use stock, just…
instant pot broccoli risotto
I decided to use the lovely head of broccoli I had in my vegbox to try out risotto in the instant pot. Risotto isn’t that hard to make the regular way, but it is super easy to make if you have a little food processor, kettle, and instant pot. It takes about 15 mins. Here…
broccoli, lentil, and rice salad
I had lots of lovely greens in my veg box, namely purple sprouting broccoli and rocket/arugula, so I decided to make an easy grain salad with grains, greens, lentils, and some nuts and seeds. Here is what I did. I put 1/2 cup of rice in my rice cooker and set it to cook. While…
carrot tops and bottoms
My veg box came with easily the most gorgeous bouquet of carrots I’ve ever seen. It was almost a shame to eat them, they were so pretty! Then I remembered a friend of mine brought amazing carrot top pesto for a Canada Day potluck and so I figured why not try my hand at it…
adventures with my veg box 