Vegetables · Fresh
Cime di rapa
Also called broccoli rabe, rapini, turnip tops, friarielli
Leafy turnip-family greens with small broccoli-like buds and a pleasantly bitter flavour; classic with orecchiette, sausage, garlic and chilli in Puglia.
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodChinese broccoli
Similar bitterness but thicker stems; slice them thin.
- T2 · GoodMustard greens
Peppery rather than bitter, and leafier.
- T2 · GoodTenderstem broccoli
Sweeter and much less bitter; lean on chilli and garlic.
- T3 · In a pinchKale
Tougher and less bitter-peppery, with no florets.
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