Comments on: Meatless Monday: Hip Hip Hooray for Mario Batali! – and featuring his fabulous Broccoli Rabe Pesto, budget-friendly style

By: calvin frank

calvin frank — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:57:25 +0000

I wanted to thank you for this special read on Meatless Mondays. I definitely savored every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.

By: Hungry Travels » Broccoli Rabe Pesto

Hungry Travels » Broccoli Rabe Pesto — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:14:28 +0000

[...] mouth-watering. Each day I clip a few more into Evernote. This recipe for broccoli rabe pesto from Fab Frugal Food caught my eye because I love broccoli rabe, and I love pesto, but never thought to put the two [...]

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:32:17 +0000

I think it also goes by “rapini”. Maybe they have it under that name? And it’s pretty leafy – check with the kale and collards and chard and such?

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:13:20 +0000

Thanks for all the input on broccoli and its cousins! I will try to locate some of the more bitter variety and make this recipe again.

By: foodmomiac

foodmomiac — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:41:02 +0000

This looks great! One note on what the produce guy told you. Broccolini is immature broccoli, but broccoli rabe is something different. It has a very bitter (but delicious) flavor and is actually a closer relative to turnips than to broccoli!! That said, I have also had luck subbing broccoli for broccoli rabe when I couldn’t find any. Yummy green vegetables are good no matter what!

By: eric

eric — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:13:28 +0000

Hmm, quite sure that immature broccoli is not the same as Broccoli Rabe. Broccoli rabe has a distinct bitterness (and flavor) that you are simply not going to get by buying “immature” broccoli.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:35:00 +0000

Sorry to say this, but your produce manager is wrong. Broccoli rabe is *not* just baby broccoli — having grown both, as a gardener, they have totally different growth habits and more importantly totally different tastes — “baby broccoli” is not even close to as bitter as true broccoli rabe is.

By: Kalyn

Kalyn — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:23:14 +0000

I love broccoli rabe, but never thought of making it into pesto. I bet it’s great.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:31:30 +0000

This looks so spring-y and yummy.