[Two knots]

I made a Broccoli Rabe Bread and an Antipasto for dinner.

I made tonight broccoli rabe bread with a head of broccoli rabe, first steamed and drained and then sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, and salt/ pepper and sliced garlic…2 Italian sausages
taken out of the skins and fried in a bit of olive oil, a handful
of chopped pepperoni and pecorino Romano grating cheese.
It was soo good, beyond good actually! 😋

I stretched out the pizza dough, filled the dough and then jelly rolled it and brushed on the top with olive oil and sesame seeds…baked in 350°
oven for 35 minutes.

I also made an antipasto with stuff that I scurried up from the fridge…
It was all deliciouso. pepperoni, soppressata, Swiss cheese, sautéed
Mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, eggs, anchovies, and chic peas salad.
Drizzled all over with extra virgin olive oil and imported balsamic vinegar
from Italy…👍
hint: if you roll out the dough on a place mat it’s makes it easier to transfer the
bread roll to the cookie sheet. 👍

 

[Steve-o]

Terrific-looking spread! What time is leftovers? 😀

 

[Two knots]

Thanks Steve.💕

 

[PickyPrincess]

What is broccoli rabe?

 

[Two knots]

What is broccoli rabe?

Broccoli Rabe, is not Broccoli. Totally different flavor. It's quite bitter when raw, but after cooking that calms down and it's just delicious. It is usually
blanched and then sauté with lots of garlic.

Here in NY it's widely available because there's a big Italian community. It should be available anywhere where there are lots of Italians! It’s soo delicious, and has a unique and distinct flavor…I make a lot of different dishes and breads which includes broccoli rabe.

 

[Two knots]

Here is sautéed broccoli rabe included in a roast pork hero …the bread is first smeared with mayo
and then roast pork is added with broccoli rabe and mozzarella …then heated in the oven @ 375° for 5 minutes, ( air fryer) until the
mozzarella melts…salt and pepper.

 

[Wooleybooger]

We don't see it here. Might get it if you ask the produce people to get it. I wondered what to substitute and came up with this.

Best Substitute For Broccoli Rabe

Learn the best substitutes for broccoli rabe for raw, steamed sauce frying salads sandwhiches meat dishes and more

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[Two knots]

I can’t imagine anything taking the place of broccoli rabe.
Italians love broccoli rabe it’s slightly bitter flavor ( bitter in a good way)
is so distinctly delicious.
Another Italian veggie that I cook a lot with is escarole? Can you guys get
escarole?

 

[Wooleybooger]

I've seen escarole once. I think I braised it or grilled it. It's been years. If it isn't grown or in some demand here we probably will not see it. I wanted radicchio once, seldom see it and had to ask for it. Took a week to get it in the store.

What is pretty easy here is Asian produce. Boy choi, guy choi, bitter melon, etc. but you need to go to an Asian store for most of it. Just depends on the demographics of the store location. So no Italians, no broccoli rabe.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Blanched arugula might make a pretty good substitute. It's bitter but probably tones down with blanching.

 

[Two knots]

I make so many things with escarole…love it as well.
but, I don’t like kale or collard greens …also, love Swiss chard.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Swiss chard, another thing not commonly seen here. I do like curly kale especially with pine nuts mixed in, mustard greens, collards and turnip greens are OK. For the fat with mustard greens I like salt jowl rather that salt pork. It's a different tasting fat.