Broccoli is not currently in widespread use.popular among the population of our country. You will rarely meet housewives who buy frozen cabbage in supermarkets. And even more rarely you will see them in markets where they sell fresh broccoli. But this vegetable also has its fans. Broccoli is a unique product in its usefulness, which gives the body a lot of vitamins and nutrients. Considering its valuable nutritional properties, it is important to note that this cabbage is also low in calories. It is often added to dishes by people on diets. Broccoli can also be found in children's menus. Young mothers know that this cabbage can be given boiled to a child who is breastfed at the age of 6-8 months. After all, it contains more protein than any other cabbage. And this protein nourishes the baby's body with amino acids, which are so necessary for a growing body. In addition, broccoli is good for the heart, liver, nervous system, it has a beneficial effect on digestion. This vegetable is very similar in taste to the more familiar cauliflower. Only unlike the latter, broccoli has a more delicate and piquant taste, for this reason it is considered an asparagus variety. In order to successfully use broccoli in home recipes, you just need to learn how to cook it correctly, and of course, have several proven recipes on hand. Good luck to you!
Garlic omelet with broccoli
If you're wondering what's newcook for breakfast, our recipe will definitely come in handy. The thing is that a broccoli omelette is not only tasty, but also healthy. It is easy to prepare and will not take much of your time in the kitchen. Exactly what you need in the morning! Only unopened broccoli inflorescences are used for food. There are no special secrets for cooking this cabbage, there is only one main rule - it should not be overcooked. Then its taste qualities are maximally preserved. It can be boiled in boiling water and blanched. And then used in a variety of recipes. For example, cook an omelette according to this recipe! Ingredients:
- cheese - 100 grams
- broccoli (inflorescence) - 180 grams
- olive oil - 20 milliliters
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Red pepper
- 6 eggs
- black pepper
- salt
Method of preparation:If you are using frozen cabbage, first put it on the table so that it reaches room temperature. If you have fresh cabbage, go straight to the next step. Broccoli should be fried in a frying pan with olive oil. This will not take much time - just two minutes. Then add water to the pan (two tablespoons) and simmer covered over low heat until it boils away completely. Beat the eggs separately, do not beat them vigorously until foamy - just mix until smooth. Add crushed garlic, spices, and salt. Then pour this egg mixture over the broccoli and fry over medium heat until done, first one side, and then turn over with a spatula and fry the other side. Do not remove the lid during cooking. Sprinkle the finished omelette with grated cheese and put it on the table.
Omelette in an oven with broccoli and cheese
We are pleased to present you another onea recipe for a vegetable omelette that is suitable for the oven. It will take a little longer to cook the dish, but the result will be more fluffy and tender. The omelette will be more like an egg-vegetable casserole with cheese. Ingredients:
- cheese - 150 grams
- milk - 40 milliliters
- 4 eggs
- broccoli - 200 grams
- shredded greenery
- pepper
- salt
- garlic - 1 tooth
Method of preparation:Cut the garlic clove in half and rub it into the pan you plan to bake the omelette in. Boil the broccoli in boiling water until half-cooked, divide each inflorescence into 2-3 pieces and place in the pan. Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat, adding salt, until stiff. Mix the yolks with milk using a whisk. Then combine both mixtures and mix well. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Add most of it to the egg mixture, leave a little for the top. Add chopped greens to the omelette. Pour the resulting mixture over the broccoli, sprinkle with cheese shavings. Cover the pan with foil and put in the oven at 160º C for 30 minutes. When the omelette is baked and covered with a golden crust, take it out of the oven and cut into pieces. Sprinkle with herbs and serve hot.
Omelet with broccoli in a double boiler
If you are a happy owner of a steamer, this recipe is just for you! We want to share a great idea for a steamed vegetable omelette with sausages. Ingredients:
- sausage or sausage - 2 pieces
- 100 milliliters of milk
- 4 eggs
- 200 grams of broccoli
- dill - ½ pencil
- salt
- spice
Method of preparation:Divide the broccoli into florets and boil them in salted water, but not for long. The process will take about 5 minutes. Remember that you should not overcook broccoli: if this vegetable is in boiling water for a long time, its taste will be significantly reduced. You can check the readiness of the cabbage with a fork - it should be soft. Break the eggs into a bowl and stir them lightly with a whisk, add spices, salt, then pour in the milk and stir again. Chop the sausages into rings, if you took frankfurters, cut them a little smaller. Cover the container in which the rice is cooked with cling film, then the omelette will not stick to the pan, and you will easily take it out. Put the filling in the prepared bowl and pour in the beaten eggs. Put it in a steamer for 25 minutes. After cooking, take the dish out, sprinkle it with chopped herbs and put it on the table hot. The broccoli omelette turns out fluffy, beautiful and appetizing and smells very delicious. Enjoy your meal.
Omelette with ham and broccoli
This recipe is a great light dinner option.or breakfast. You can also make a vegetarian dish using this recipe, you just need to exclude the ham from it. The broccoli omelette will be tastier if you serve it with various sauces - hot, spicy, creamy. You can make it even simpler - offer a sauce based on mayonnaise or ketchup. Ingredients:
- cheese - 80 grams
- 200 milliliters of milk
- broccoli - 250 grams
- 4 eggs
- ham - 150 grams
- breadcrumbs
- half a spoonful of hot sauce
- salt
- olive oil - 1 tablespoon
- onion - 1 piece
- bread from whole grains (without peels) - 3 slices
Method of preparation:Prepare a form in which you would bake the omelette, grease it with oil and sprinkle the inside with breadcrumbs. Beat 4 eggs, pour in milk, add hot sauce, pepper and salt. Cut slices of whole grain bread into cubes and combine with the egg mixture, stir. Now put this bowl in the refrigerator for a while. Boil the broccoli for 4-5 minutes, then immediately rinse in cold water. Fry the chopped onion in a frying pan until golden brown, add the chopped ham and fry for another five minutes. Only after the ham has cooled down a little, you can add it to the omelette mixture. Pour everything into the form, send it to bake for 45 minutes in a preheated oven. Serve cut into pieces, adding your favorite sauce.
Omelette in a multicrew with broccoli and peas
As already mentioned, relatively smallnumber of people consistently include broccoli dishes in their diet, but in vain. This cabbage is considered an ancient vegetable crop, more than two thousand years ago it was known and eaten by the Romans and Greeks. In Europe, broccoli began to be popularized in the twenties, but in our country it has appeared on the market quite recently. We offer you another recipe for an omelette with broccoli in order to popularize this valuable cabbage variety. Ingredients:
- 100 grams of green peas
- 200 grams of frozen broccoli
- mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon
- 50 milliliters cream (10% fat content)
- onion - 1 piece
- 5 eggs
- salt
- oregano
- basil
- black pepper
- nutmeg
Method of preparation:Place the broccoli florets in salted boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. When the cabbage has cooled, divide each piece into 2-3 parts. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Heat vegetable oil in the multicooker in the "Frying" - "Vegetables" mode and fry the onion in it. Add broccoli, basil, oregano and green peas. Leave to cook for another 10 minutes with the lid open, stirring occasionally. At the same time, beat the eggs in a separate bowl, add mayonnaise and cream, nutmeg, pepper and salt. pour in the egg-spice mixture. Select the "Baking" item in the multicooker menu, set the time to 30 minutes and press the "Start" button. At the end of cooking, the multicooker will signal completion. You can take out the omelet, divide it into pieces, decorate it. If you don't have such a miracle appliance as a multicooker in your kitchen, don't despair, any of the recipes presented can be cooked in a frying pan or in the oven. Just remember that a multicooker cooks for a long time at low temperatures. In a frying pan and in the oven, on the contrary, high temperatures allow you to fry and cook the dish quickly. On average, an omelet with filling will be ready in 15 minutes. In conclusion, I would like to say that broccoli is a unique product in terms of the presence of vitamins, minerals and other benefits for our body. It is cooked in different ways: boiled, fried, baked, stewed. But it is during steam processing that it retains the greatest amount of nutrients. It can even be eaten raw, then your body will be enriched with the maximum amount of live vitamins. In this case, it is chopped with a knife and added to salads, seasoned with vegetable oil. Broccoli dishes "love" a variety of sauces and gravies - from spicy to sweet. In this article, we looked at some of the most successful combinations of broccoli with vegetables and meat products, combined all of this with eggs and got a wonderful nutritious breakfast - an omelette with broccoli. This vegetable is very healthy and quite tasty, so we would like more and more people to use it in their diet as often as possible.
