Harvesting broccoli to get more from your plants..
Broccoli would have to be one of my favourite plants to grow.. It starts off with a nice tidy little head of green goodness only to go onto providing you with countless meals of side shoots for months to come.. We were concerned that we didnt plant enough broccoli for the season but we have started to be flooded with side shoots from a few of the plants..
We now have the second crop starting to produce as well so I think we will be sorted for broccoli until the start of Summer now at this rate :) Not sure what we will be doing with the punnet of seedlings I have to plant out yet..
Brassica salad...
We have been making up brassica salads for quite a while now & they have become a side dish here that is loved by all.. Thought I would post the recipe here even though a similar version has been posted elsewhere before.. It is one of those salads that gets whatever is growing out the back tossed into it.. The only ring-in veggie for this one was the capsicum/bell pepper,the rest came from the garden or aquaponics..
Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad..
The left overs from this dish were supposed to be lunch today but decided that they would be better used as a side for tonight meal.. Will just be adding a few extra broccoli side shoots to boost it out a bit..
Hope you enjoy it if you give it a whirl..
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Have a great one All...
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Broccoli would have to be one of my favourite plants to grow.. It starts off with a nice tidy little head of green goodness only to go onto providing you with countless meals of side shoots for months to come.. We were concerned that we didnt plant enough broccoli for the season but we have started to be flooded with side shoots from a few of the plants..
We now have the second crop starting to produce as well so I think we will be sorted for broccoli until the start of Summer now at this rate :) Not sure what we will be doing with the punnet of seedlings I have to plant out yet..
Brassica salad...
We have been making up brassica salads for quite a while now & they have become a side dish here that is loved by all.. Thought I would post the recipe here even though a similar version has been posted elsewhere before.. It is one of those salads that gets whatever is growing out the back tossed into it.. The only ring-in veggie for this one was the capsicum/bell pepper,the rest came from the garden or aquaponics..Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad..
1 Small head of broccoli .
1 Small head of cauliflower.
Remove the florets from the broccoli & cauliflower then chop into smaller 10¢/Nickel coin size pieces necessary.. Dice the stem of the cauliflower & broccoli finely.. I cheat & use the food processor ; )»
½ large red capsicum/bell pepper, diced finely.
3 stalks of celery, sliced thinly.
3 stalks of celery, sliced thinly.
Large handful of cherry tomatoes, whole or sliced in ½.
Handful of parsley, chopped finely.
½ doz onion leaves, sliced thinly.
Handful of parsley, chopped finely.
½ doz onion leaves, sliced thinly.
1/8th cup pine nuts lightly toasted.. We also like to use macadamia nuts as well.
Hand full of brassica flowers. Mustard greens flowers give the salad a nice little kick if you have them.
Hand full of brassica flowers. Mustard greens flowers give the salad a nice little kick if you have them.
Dressing…
½cup yoghurt.
¼cup Mayonnaise.
½cup yoghurt.
¼cup Mayonnaise.
1 heaped tsp of Dijon Mustard.
1 heaped tsp of honey.
Salt & pepper to taste.
1 heaped tsp of honey.
Salt & pepper to taste.
Mix all dressing ingredients together & add salt & Pepper to taste..
Salad…
Add all the salad ingredients except for the flowers & mix well..
Add the dressing & mix again..
Serve up & use flowers as garnish..
It is a great salad & can be made with almost any salad veggie you have on hand.. Add all the salad ingredients except for the flowers & mix well..
Add the dressing & mix again..
Serve up & use flowers as garnish..
The left overs from this dish were supposed to be lunch today but decided that they would be better used as a side for tonight meal.. Will just be adding a few extra broccoli side shoots to boost it out a bit..
Hope you enjoy it if you give it a whirl..
For more regular updates, pictures from the patch & other happenings come visit us on our Bits out the back Face Book page..
Have a great one All...
I know I did a post on this last week but though I would do another as we did it slightly different... We got 8 more bags of horse manure & started to compost most of it in a couple of old Wetpot reservoirs & Koos old Strawberry barrel as it had heaps of drainage holes in it... This time I added lawn clippings from the day before, that had already started to steam, & the manure... This was well mixed together & layered into the bins/barrel with a fertiliser mix... I use a 500ml vitamin bottle to measure out 2 scoops of 5 in 1 fertiliser, 1 ½ scoops of Blood n bone & 2 scoops of cracker dust... This was then watered to help the cooking process... The drums we did last week have already shrunk by a third & are looking like they may be ready in the next 2 weeks...
Koos Strawberry barrel was infested with ants due to it having an inner plastic lining they could use to build a dry nest... The surviving plants were rescued & planted in the old Rainbow Silverbeet bed at the end of Bed #2 after some 5 in 1 & worm castings were added...
We also planted out another Pineapple crown & a Rosemary that had been hiding under the back stairs in a small pot... The Cucumbers have come along well during the week... I added a small piece of shade cloth along the trellis as the morning sun is causing a fair bit of wilting... As soon as the roots find the water in the base of the bed in a week or so they shouldnt need it I think...
