What's your favorite less-ordinary vegetable, and how do you like to cook it?

[randompersonrandom]

Aren’t tomatoes a fruit?

I mean, cucumbers are actually a berry, but I mostly just wanna have lunch.

 

[high-tide]

I like to cut a head of cauliflower into thick slabs and grill them with a bit of olive oil. Drizzle with balsamic and yum!

 

[FamousGoodkitty]

I LOVE chayote, it tastes better roasted than zucchini (that and yellow are my go-to), but I so rarely make it these days cause the sap does weird stuff to my hands.

Yes, the sap of the chayote has a drying effect. But it's temporary - they call it "squash hands - lol". Chayote is great for the skin, however: https://www.clinikally.com/blogs/news/secrets-of-chayote-a-game-changer-in-skin-care

 

[PunkN]

I’m from the southeast U.S. We eat a lot of greens (collards, turnips) and black eyed peas. Also okra is yummy. We also like bok choy.

 

[JuneBug1956]

Okra is very nice, I don't understand how it's not more famous or well used.

I cut it small and cook on BBq grill, yum.

 

[JuneBug1956]

I like to make fresh beets . Can roast or boil them, cut up with red onion, feta and balsamic glaze.

 

[Calm Logic]

I’m from the southeast U.S. We eat a lot of greens (collards, turnips) and black eyed peas. Also okra is yummy. We also like bok choy.

Yeah, I am from the South (was east, now west), and I love my greens. Even Walmart sells collards in the West. But in rural Florida, you could buy greens on the side of the road. I am planning on putting some in an omelet next time.

 

[oldrunnerguy]

Avocados have become a favorite. For a healthy lunch I'll cut up an avocado, add it to chickpeas or rinsed black beans, add in some raw red onion and cut-up cherry tomatoes. Garnish with some lime juice or some Italian dressing. It's super healthy and tastes great. I know avocado is a fruit, but wth.

 

[BNLFL]

You can cook it? i most eat it raw with ranch dressing. I do make the cauliflower rice, but steamed is great with butter melted on it.

I steam it, or rice it and cook with butter, bay leave and Turmeric in the saute pan. We love everything listed. I'll do fresh beet, sweet potato, brussels sprouts and onion garlic, olive oil S&P and roast it. I normally put two chops or thighs on the pan too. Damn, I want that now.

 

[BNLFL]

Yeah, I am from the South (was east, now west), and I love my greens. Even Walmart sells collards in the West. But in rural Florida, you could buy greens on the side of the road. I am planning on putting some in an omelet next time.

My wife is from Florida, well I basically am too. She makes killer collards with ham hocks.

 

[anhydrous]

Pickled beets! I prefer to peel and slice the beets while raw. I want a pot of water coming up to boil while I do the manual labor for optimal timing.

Cooking time can vary but longer is typically better in my experience. 35-45 minutes is typical depending on the thickness you went with. I always set the timer for 35 minutes to come back to check for tenderness before I start measuring out and heating the brine.

For the brine I suggest starting out with 2c water, 2c sugar, 2c vinegar and then adjusting to taste. I usually do 4lbs of beets and that amount of brine is sufficient. Once the sugar is dissolved I bring it to a boil before turning the heat all the way down and adding in the spices to let it steep for 10 minutes or however long the beets take to finish getting tender. I use ground cinnamon, whole or ground cloves, and whole or ground allspice berries. I've never measured but maybe 1 tsp of ground cinnamon and ground allspice, and 1/4 tsp of ground clove. If using whole allspice I'd say maybe 10-20 berries and 10 whole cloves.

Once the beets are tender to your liking, strain the boiled beets, cover them with the brine, and put it in the fridge where the flavor will mature after around 48 hours.

 

[Laughing_cow]

I’m central american so this is how we eat them there but my choices for less ordinary veggies are radishes, watercress and guisquil. For the radishes, we make a cold salad with tomatoes, mint, limr and beef and eat it in a tortilla. Super fresh. The watercress we wash and coat in egg then fry it and serve with tomato sauce. You can do the same either way guisquil and also stuff it with cheese. It’s also super good in soups.

 

[Turbo-Farmer]

I like to make fresh beets . Can roast or boil them, cut up with red onion, feta and balsamic glaze.

Beets make base for a vegetable soup.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Okra is very nice, I don't understand how it's not more famous or well used.

How do you get it not to slime?

 

[HereKittyKitty]

I’m from the southeast U.S. We eat a lot of greens (collards, turnips) and black eyed peas. Also okra is yummy. We also like bok choy.

And we L O V E our Hoppin John on NYD. That's what 10yrs living below the Manson Nixon line will do to ya.

 

[CNCCurrency]

And we L O V E our Hoppin John on NYD. That's what 10yrs living below the Manson Nixon line will do to ya.

Not sure I understand what the Manson Nixon is a reference to, I know Mason Dixon line. Please share

 

[HereKittyKitty]

That's it. Mason Dixon line. It's an old joke. I am an old person.

 

[CNCCurrency]

That's it. Mason Dixon line. It's an old joke. I am an old person.

Oh, I see. i guess its a 70's reference to tricky Dick and Charlie

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Here you go.

Google:

Just as the original Mason-Dixon line was associated with a divided nation (North vs. South, slave vs. free), the Manson-Nixon line was used to evoke a sense of a country breaking down or divided between extremes in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Me: it is an invocation of the turbulence of the times. Using references to Charles Manson and Richard Nixon (who commented publicly on the Manson Murder trials while they were underway which was regarded - rightly - as interfering with the justice system).

 

[CNCCurrency]

Here you go.

Google:

Just as the original Mason-Dixon line was associated with a divided nation (North vs. South, slave vs. free), the Manson-Nixon line was used to evoke a sense of a country breaking down or divided between extremes in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Me: it is an invocation of the turbulence of the times. Using references to Charles Manson and Richard Nixon (who commented publicly on the Manson Murder trials while they were underway which was regarded - rightly - as interfering with the justice system).

I figured it was something to do with Richard and Charlie