A breath of fresh air for old vegetables: cabbage rosettes from Great Britain

Cabbage is a new trend vegetable first grown in England. A combination of kale and Brussels sprouts is also called “flower sprouts.” As part of the annual, statewide “Good Food Thanksgiving” campaign and organic campaign days, the Agricultural Office of the Main-Tauber-Greis District Office and the Main-Tauber-Greis Organic Model Region are dedicated to this new species. The following information is extracted as stated in a press release.

Cabbage vegetables are an integral part of regional and seasonal menus, especially in winter. A new breed is very welcome to breathe new life into an “old” variety of vegetable and bring variety to the plate during the cold season. In terms of growth, flower sprouts are similar to Brussels sprouts, but the flowers are not firm, rather loose and curled and their color is purple.

Flower sprouts are real vitamin bombs and can be eaten raw or cooked. Whether roasted, blanched, steamed or steamed, mini cabbages are prepared in minutes without losing their consistency and flavor. So they make a great vegetable companion when things need to be done quickly.

Recipe idea: One pot pasta with cauliflower florets

Dice two cloves of garlic, one onion and 50g of smoked pork. First, fry the pork in a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan, then sauté the onion and garlic. Wash and halve 400g of cabbage florets, fry briefly with the onion mixture and deglaze with 300ml of vegetable stock. Add 250g of uncooked pasta (short recipes such as mini-penne or mini-farfall are best) and cook over a medium heat. Stir constantly so that the noodles can cook on all sides. Season with Mediterranean herbs, salt, pepper and chili flakes. Slice the sun-dried tomatoes and season the pasta dish with half a cup of cream. Serve with grated parmesan.

“If you can’t get flower sprouts, you can use halved Brussels sprouts and kale strips or broccoli in the summer months,” says Stephen Fiedler, regional manager for the Main-Dauber-Gries organic model region. Adds employee Dagmar Heckman: “One-pot meals with uncooked noodles take a third longer than indicated on the packaging.”

For questions There is an agricultural office, phone: (07931) 4827-6304 or -6341, email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Further information and brochures are available at www.main-tauber-kreis.de/landwirtschaftsamt.