Beautiful Brassicas

To me, there is nothing humble about the cabbage. Nor anything ordinary about the cauliflower. In my home, and in my business, they are not only much-loved but also much-revered.

Take a Savoy cabbage, for example. This hardy vegetable braves all weathers, and even grows on poor soil, yet it grows into a richly-coloured, majestic vegetable. I use the leaves in so many ways – chopped up and fried with butter and lardons, blanched whole then stuffed, in pasta, risottos, pies, stir-fries, coleslaws, pickled and preserved, and the list goes on…

Then there is the cauliflower!  Don’t even get me started!  Oh well, I have now… The joys of a fresh, firm cauliflower are so very many, and I absolutely love the fact that cauliflowers are now being recognised in all their glory. Not just to cower under a gloopy cheese sauce, but to become the hero of a meal! Cauliflower steaks fried with harissa, roasted with romesco, or even baked with a Parmesan crust. Mmmmm!

We’re selling these beautiful greens in our “Essentials” range at Fifty Seven. Do pop by and see us, and take home a piece of veg wonder!

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