Purple sprouting broccoli is one of those vegetables that has such a short season it just cries out to be eaten as much as possible while you still can (hence our forthcoming “In The Bag” foodblogging event).
The photograph above is Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Parmesan and Herb Crumbs; not my recipe but one which I decided to try after seeing it on this website. What you probably can’t see in the photograph is that I managed to overcook the PSB (hence the complete lack of a purple colour) - but it still tasted great, honest!
The basis of the recipe is to heat a mix of olive oil and butter, throwing in a handful of breadcrumbs and frying till golden. The PSB is simmered for about 5 minutes and then mixed with the breadcrumbs, a good handful of parmesan, fresh chopped herbs and seasoned. It’s then all mixed together over heat and then served…
Yet another simple way of enjoying such a classic vegetable!
Jeanne
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Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)
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Katie
Coffee and Vanilla
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Kalyn
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March 30th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
This looks delightful. I am just back from Ghana and a little shell shocked at all the produce available in the now-arctic American Midwest. But I havent seen any purple sprouting broccoli anywhere, yet. Truthfully when I saw that for In The Bag we could make anything “so long as it included purple sprouting broccoli” I thought you were kidding, like the hunt for a mythical beast.
March 30th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Erin @ The Skinny Gourmet: Well you could have cheated and used something regional to yourself but similar. We’re flexible like that
March 31st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
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March 31st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Someday I am actually going to see this much acclaimed vegetable…. I may have to take the ferry across the channel to do it, though.
For now, I’ll just have to be jealous!
March 31st, 2008 at 9:30 pm
katie: Well seeing it isn’t the problem - but tasting it is what you’re missing out on!
April 5th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
That is a very good idea! I have seen recently recipe for Parmesan breadcrumbs for with some other vegetables and I was thinking to make it with cauliflower…
Have a good weekend! Margot
April 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Coffee and Vanilla: Yes, using them with cauliflower sounds like a great idea!
April 13th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
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May 20th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I am currently going through a slight obsession with PSB - it’s just so improbably purple - and delicious. This sounds totally divine. Bizarrely, my local shop that most often has PSB is Lidl - go figure.