Getting More Purple From the Plot to the Plate

  

Plot to Plate

Getting more purple from the plot to the plate. 

• Red cauliflower and cabbage ready to harvest 
• Braised red cabbage with black sesame seeds and chia. Seasoned with sesame oil and salt
• Sprouting broccoli so green it is almost purple
• Spring onions to give every dish a bit of zing

Growing tips:  This year I planted the cauliflower closer together.  The heads are smaller and tighter.  Sprouting broccoli was propagated in soil blocks and planted with two seedlings to a block. 

Harvest and cooking:  Harvesting a head per person. I pick them when they are nice and tight and very colourful.  I cook them flower up - out of water - so they keep more color.

Red cabbage lightly braised with sesame oil and salt to taste