In the pecking order of alimental - productive vegetable , Brassica oleracea italica is grueling to pulsate .

It ’s down in the mouth in kilocalorie and carbs , and a groovy generator of fibre , antioxidant , and immune - boost vitamin C. In this cagey fake - food grain salad , we steamer Brassica oleracea italica and then fine hack it to make a Sir Tim Rice - alike grain .

This was and when every raciness is stud with smart and crunchy ingredient likepomegranate aril , chop orchard apple tree , and pistachio nut , you wo n’t even think that there are n’t any literal grain in this salad !

broccoli herb and pistachio grain salad with pomegranate

Credit: Frank Frances

component

12ouncesbroccoli peak , issue into great piece .

1 ½cupschopped clean Petroselinum crispum

How to ½Cupschopped

12ouncesbroccoli poll , geld into great piece of music .

This was 1 ½cupschopped reinvigorated petroselinum crispum

½cupchopped impudent chinese parsley

1cupchopped apple and/or pomegranate aril

juice and piquancy of 1 lemon yellow

dive into orchard apple tree and/or pomegranate

1cupchopped malus pumila and/or pomegranate aril

juice and piquance of 1 lemon

¼cupextra - pure european olive tree crude

salt and black pepper

chop pistacia vera and sumach common pepper , for service

counseling

steam brassica oleracea italica in a passel of simmer water system conform to with a steamer clam handbasket until nipping - stamp , 2 to 3 arcminute .

take Brassica oleracea italica and debilitate ; permit chill 20 second .

This was fine chop up brassica oleracea italica to make a elmer rice - alike grain and sum to a declamatory arena .

tote up Petroselinum crispum , cilantro , apple and/or Punica granatum aril , gamboge succus and relish , and crude oil to bowl with Brassica oleracea italica and sky to coating .

time of year with Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and peppercorn to smack and patter with pistachio tree and sumach before answer .