Today the fashion for healthy eating has swept the whole world. Every good housewife makes sure that her family’s ration consists of tasty and healthy products. An important role in a healthy kitchen is played by vegetables. Today we will cook broccoli puree - a dish that has not yet received widespread distribution, but which nevertheless deserves attention.
Overseas vegetable
Broccoli cabbage appeared on our shelves relatively recently. But in the countries of Europe and America, this vegetable is in great demand for many years. And not in vain! After all, many delicious and healthy dishes are prepared from it. Moreover, you can treat them not only to healthy adults. Broccoli puree is ideal as the first lure for six-month-old babies, it is recommended for the diet of convalescing patients, athletes, pregnant and lactating mothers. And, undoubtedly, it deserves to take its rightful place in the cookbook in every kitchen.
Those who care about health know that broccoli is in the TOP 10 most useful products for the body. This vegetable contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals, easily digestible carbohydrates, antioxidants.
Raw materials
Today on sale you can find both fresh and frozen broccoli inflorescences. In some ways, they resemble the cauliflower that everyone knows. And not surprisingly - these vegetables are closely related. Only the fleshy stalks of broccoli have a much brighter green color, and the taste of the dishes of this vegetable is more expressive.
Before buying, you should pay special attention to the stems and inflorescences. They should not be too wet, but sluggish should not be taken. The smell of mold coming from vegetables should also become a serious “against” argument for you. We select not too large, bright green inflorescences, dense, without visible damage. This will guarantee that mashed broccoli is not only beautiful, but also delicious.
Steaming mashed potatoes
Are you going to introduce the new taste of the baby? Broccoli puree is just perfect! Firstly, this vegetable is perfect for steaming, and indeed this method is the most acceptable for the children's menu. Secondly, this vegetable is perfectly mashed with a food processor or blender, which makes it possible to get a delicate, creamy texture, without a single lump, which is so important for a children's digestive tract. A bright color will surely appeal to a child. Well, only the most lazy today does not know about the benefits of broccoli .
To make steamed broccoli puree , we sort the vegetable into pieces the size of an average mushroom. We put in a bowl a double boiler, select the "vegetables" mode and set the duration controller for 25-30 minutes. We check readiness by simply pressing on the stem with a fork - a fully cooked one will give in easily. Then we mashed in any convenient way, for example, using a submersible blender. For the first lure, neither salt nor sugar is needed, because any new taste attracts a baby without any additives. Well, if the baby has reached the age of one and has met the taste of overseas cabbage for a long time, you can diversify this dish with the help of various additions. For example, make mashed broccoli with cream (1 tsp per serving), or add chopped cottage cheese. You can experiment with minced meat and fish, carrots, herbs.
Boiling
Those who do not have a double boiler often just boil vegetables for broccoli puree . The recipe is fundamentally no different. Grind boiled vegetables, add to taste cream or olive oil, salt, greens.
Roasting and grilling
Another very interesting and noteworthy way is to make mashed potatoes from baked vegetables. By the way, such a heat treatment also preserves vitamins and minerals in vegetables. Before cooking, the inflorescences should be wrapped in foil or a sleeve for baking, and the baking time depends on the type of oven, but usually does not exceed 30 minutes.
Serving to the table
As a side dish, this dish is combined with meat and fish dishes, pastes, meatballs. Feel free to experiment with the dishes, picking up bright contrasts that emphasize the unusual bright color of mashed potatoes!
And for decoration, use thick homemade sour cream, chopped herbs, fresh vegetables of bright colors (for example, bell pepper), capers, olives, red onion rings.