Broccoli cabbage is an integral part of a healthy diet, as it is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and digestive fiber. The content of vitamin A broccoli is on a par with pumpkin and carrots, and vitamin C, which is responsible for the immune system, the elasticity and youth of the skin, it is more than in lemon and other citrus fruits.
This kind of cabbage is an ideal ingredient for salads, because it is perfectly combined with meat, seafood and other vegetables. From it you can make a crisp spring salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and greens, a nutritious filling with chicken and cheese, an exquisite salad with seafood - shrimps or crab sticks. Unobtrusive taste, fresh aroma and appetizing emerald color make this product an excellent component of any dish, and low caloric content allows you to consume it in unlimited quantities even with the strictest diet. Another undeniable advantage of broccoli is its health benefits. Regular use of it - an excellent prevention of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.
Salad with broccoli and tomatoes
A delicious and simple dish is obtained from tender green inflorescences of broccoli cabbage, boiled for three minutes in boiling water, and miniature cherry tomatoes. Cabbage is cleaned, divided into inflorescences and cut off the stems. Tomatoes are cut into halves and immersed in a salad bowl.
Advice! In order not to cut each tomato separately, all the cherries are laid in a row, lightly pressed between two lids from plastic containers (but do not pinch so that the juice does not flow out) and hold the knife in a horizontal plane. So you in one movement will cut half a dozen tomatoes at once.
Season with lemon juice and olive oil 1: 1, you can add salt, pepper, garlic to taste.
Broccoli salad with chicken
The combination of chicken with broccoli is universally suitable for both hearty and high-calorie dishes, as well as for dietary cuisine. To prepare a low-calorie, rich in proteins, amino acids and fiber of vitamin salad, boil the chicken breast, in the broth for five minutes before the readiness to add green peas and inflorescences of this unusual cabbage. Meat is cut into cubes, add cabbage, peas, olives or olives without seeds and season with low-fat sour cream in half with mustard.
Salad with broccoli and crab sticks
To prepare this dish you need one head of broccoli, 300 grams of crab sticks and two small Bulgarian peppers, better than different colors - so the salad will look brighter and more attractive. Cabbage is disassembled on the inflorescence, thick stems are separated and boiled for seven minutes in boiling salted water. Pepper and crab sticks are cut into thin strips. Season with salad sour cream or mayonnaise, add salt and pepper to taste. Crab sticks in this recipe can be replaced with prawns or complemented with other seafood. As a dressing for a salad, you can use olive oil in half with lemon juice and two spoons of Dijon mustard. Olives and capers will help to emphasize the taste of shrimps.
Fresh broccoli salad
Usually in the process of cooking cabbage from 3 to 7 minutes cooked in boiling water or poured with boiling water to make the inflorescence more tender. But fresh unprocessed broccoli also has a tender and pleasant taste, while retaining all its useful properties. Fresh inflorescences of broccoli can be combined with cucumbers, cauliflower, apples and tomatoes. Refill the dish with wine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice or a mixture of sour cream and mustard. An excellent sauce is made from sour cream with the addition of sugar, curry and chopped garlic.