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Farmer’s Market Find: Kohlrabi
I was innocently browsing through the South Bend farmer’s market last week, when I happened upon this lovely veg at the left – kohlrabi. I’d heard of it before, but never seen it or tasted it, so I gave it a try. And the verdict? Delicious! It’s the love child of cabbage and radish, with the slight spice of radish but a much milder taste, and the sweet crunch of the heart of a head of cabbage. Simply peel it, and enjoy it raw. We had cubes of it raw in a salad, and shredding in a slaw (with carrot and celery seed). We also tried it roasted with some other veg, which was good, but the flavor is mild enough that roasting it makes it close to unremarkable. Overall, a very pleasant find, one that we will continue to buy as long as they have it at the farmer’s market. Next up – pimiento peppers we found at the market a few days ago!
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Elise! Glad to hear you found the kohlrabi…it’s one of my favorite vegetables and it’s a challenging one to grow in the garden, since many of the seeds don’t germinate.
I like to eat it raw, in slices with salt and pepper. Mmm. One tip…don’t buy kohlrabi that are too large or they taste woody.
Good tip Joe. We had it recently sliced thin with carrots with a light balsamic dressing, and it got lost a bit. So I think we’ll stick to eating it the way you like it too – just by itself with salt and pepper. Maybe someday when we have a real garden I’ll try to grow it.